Ames vs Sangakkara
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Ames wins: Peak
Sangakkara wins: Honours
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Verdict
Ames leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. The only wicketkeeper to score 100 first-class centuries.
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| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏴 Ames | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,000 | 7,177 | 16,815 |
| 🇱🇰 Sangakkara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 301 |
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.
| Metric | AmesRetired | SangakkaraRetired |
|---|---|---|
| First-class centuries | 102 | — |
| First-class runs | 37,248 | — |
| Test runs | 2,434 | 12,400 |
| Test dismissals | 97 | — |
| Tests played | 47 | — |
| ODI runs | — | 14,234 |
| Test centuries | — | 38 |
| Test average | — | 57.4 |
| ICC Cricketer of the Year | — | 1 |
| World T20 titles | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 94 |
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