Who is better, Briggs or Malinga?
Johnny Briggs leads with a GOAT score of 88.1 against 88.1 for Lasith Malinga — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Briggs vs Malinga
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Johnny Briggs and Lasith Malinga level at 88.1. Johnny Briggs leads on Longevity. Lasith Malinga leads on Peak, Honours.
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BriggsWinner
88.1Briggs wins: Longevity
Malinga
88.1Malinga wins: Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Johnny Briggs
88.1
Briggs leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Johnny Briggs
2. Lasith Malinga
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. 🇬🇧 Johnny Briggs5 years played · career day 1,825275 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇱🇰 Lasith Malinga5 years played · career day 2,191163 runs
-40.7% vs Briggs at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Briggs | 0 | 0 | 45 | 95 | 275 | 585 |
| 🇱🇰 Malinga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 85 | 290 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BriggsRetired | MalingaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Test wickets | 118 | — |
| First-class wickets | 2,221 | — |
| Test hat-tricks | 1 | — |
| Best Test figures | 15 | — |
| Tests played | 33 | — |
| T20 World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| ODI wickets | — | 338 |
| T20 international wickets | — | 107 |
| ODI hat-tricks | — | 3 |
| IPL titles | — | 4 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 92 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Briggs88.1
Malinga88.1
FAQ
Where does Malinga beat Briggs?
Malinga scores higher on peak, honours. Briggs leads on longevity.
How is the Briggs vs Malinga score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Briggs: 88.1, Malinga: 88.1.
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