Who is better, Malinga or Taylor?
Lasith Malinga leads with a GOAT score of 88.1 against 88.1 for Ross Taylor — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Malinga vs Taylor
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Lasith Malinga and Ross Taylor level at 88.1. Lasith Malinga leads on Dominance, Honours, Peak. Ross Taylor leads on Longevity, Statistics.
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MalingaWinner
88.1Malinga wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Taylor
88.1Taylor wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇱🇰 Lasith Malinga
88.1
Malinga leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Lasith Malinga
2. Ross Taylor
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. 🇳🇿 Ross Taylor5 years played · career day 2,190214 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇱🇰 Lasith Malinga5 years played · career day 2,191163 runs
-23.8% vs Taylor at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇱🇰 Malinga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 85 | 290 |
| 🇳🇿 Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 158 | 404 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | MalingaRetired | TaylorRetired |
|---|---|---|
| T20 World Cup titles | 1 | — |
| ODI wickets | 338 | — |
| T20 international wickets | 107 | — |
| ODI hat-tricks | 3 | — |
| IPL titles | 4 | — |
| World Test Championship titles | — | 1 |
| Test runs | — | 7,683 |
| ODI runs | — | 8,607 |
| International centuries | — | 40 |
| ODI matches | — | 236 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 92 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 96 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Malinga88.1
Taylor88.1
FAQ
Where does Taylor beat Malinga?
Taylor scores higher on statistics, longevity. Malinga leads on peak, dominance, honours.
How is the Malinga vs Taylor score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Malinga: 88.1, Taylor: 88.1.
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