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Malinga vs Perry

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PerryWinner
88.2

Perry wins: Longevity, Honours

Malinga
88.1

Malinga wins: Peak, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Ellyse Perry
88.2

Perry leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Seven World Cup titles and the best all-round record in women's cricket.

1. Ellyse Perry
88.2
2. Lasith Malinga
88.1

Category breakdown

Season form · Centuries per year

Career timeline · Centuries per year

Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.

GOAT pace tracker

Career stage · GOAT pace

Through year 5 · Centuries per year
1. 🇦🇺 Ellyse Perry5 years played · career day 2,921252 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇱🇰 Lasith Malinga5 years played · career day 2,191163 runs
-35.3% vs Perry at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇱🇰 Malinga0002085290
🇦🇺 Perry000085314

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 years are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.

MetricMalingaRetiredPerryActive
T20 World Cup titles1
ODI wickets338
T20 international wickets107
ODI hat-tricks3
IPL titles4
World Cup titles7
International wickets300
International runs7,000
Test double centuries1
ICC Cricketer of the Year2
Ashes series wins6
Dominance w25%8686
Peak w20%9490
Longevity w20%8488
Honours w20%8688
Statistics w15%9290

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GOAT Rank · the data
Perry88.2
Malinga88.1
The people
Malinga
Perry

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