Who is better, Amla or Jayawardene?
Hashim Amla leads with a GOAT score of 88.4 against 88.3 for Mahela Jayawardene — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Amla vs Jayawardene
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Hashim Amla above Mahela Jayawardene: 88.4 vs 88.3. Hashim Amla leads on Dominance, Peak. Mahela Jayawardene leads on Longevity.
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AmlaWinner
88.4Amla wins: Dominance, Peak
Jayawardene
88.3Jayawardene wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇿🇦 Hashim Amla
88.4
Amla leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Hashim Amla
2. Mahela Jayawardene
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through year 5 · Form index per season1. 🇿🇦 Hashim Amla5 years played · career day 1,826271 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇱🇰 Mahela Jayawardene5 years played · career day 2,556238 runs
-12.2% vs Amla at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇿🇦 Amla | 0 | 0 | 40 | 87 | 202 | 617 |
| 🇱🇰 Jayawardene | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 356 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | AmlaRetired | JayawardeneRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Test runs | 9,282 | 11,814 |
| Test centuries | 28 | 34 |
| Highest score | 311 | — |
| ODI runs | 8,113 | 12,650 |
| Fastest to 2000 ODI runs in innings | 40 | — |
| Highest Test score | — | 374 |
| World T20 titles | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 94 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Amla88.4
Jayawardene88.3
FAQ
Where does Jayawardene beat Amla?
Jayawardene scores higher on longevity. Amla leads on peak, dominance.
How is the Amla vs Jayawardene score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Amla: 88.4, Jayawardene: 88.3.
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