Who is better, Anderson or Tendulkar?
Sachin Tendulkar leads with a GOAT score of 94.4 against 92.9 for James Anderson — a gap of 1.5 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Anderson vs Tendulkar
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Sachin Tendulkar above James Anderson: 94.4 vs 92.9. Sachin Tendulkar leads on Dominance, Longevity, Honours. James Anderson leads on Peak.
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TendulkarWinner
94.4Tendulkar wins: Dominance, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Anderson
92.9Anderson wins: Peak
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇮🇳 Sachin Tendulkar
94.4
Tendulkar leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Sachin Tendulkar
2. James Anderson
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
Through age 21 · Form index per season
1. 🇮🇳 Sachin Tendulkar3,800 runs
5 seasons by age 21 · 760 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Anderson — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | AndersonRetired | TendulkarRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Test wickets | 704 | — |
| Tests played | 188 | 200 |
| Five-wicket hauls | 32 | — |
| ODI wickets | 269 | — |
| Bowling average | 26 | — |
| Test batting average | — | 53.78 |
| International centuries | — | 100 |
| Test runs | — | 15,921 |
| ODI runs | — | 18,426 |
| World Cups | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 93 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 98 | 100 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 96 | 98 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Tendulkar94.4
Anderson92.9
FAQ
Where does Anderson beat Tendulkar?
Anderson scores higher on peak. Tendulkar leads on dominance, honours, statistics, longevity.
How is the Anderson vs Tendulkar score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Anderson: 92.9, Tendulkar: 94.4.
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