Who is better, Lanning or Ponting?
Meg Lanning leads with a GOAT score of 88.7 against 88.7 for Ricky Ponting — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Lanning vs Ponting
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Meg Lanning and Ricky Ponting level at 88.7. Meg Lanning leads on Honours, Peak, Dominance. Ricky Ponting leads on Longevity, Statistics.
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LanningWinner
88.7Lanning wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Ponting
88.7Ponting wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Meg Lanning
88.7
Lanning leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Meg Lanning
2. Ricky Ponting
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. 🇦🇺 Meg Lanning5 years played · career day 2,190277 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 Ricky Ponting5 years played · career day 3,287240 runs
-13.4% vs Lanning at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Lanning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 217 | 472 |
| 🇦🇺 Ponting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 240 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | LanningRetired | PontingRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Cup titles | 7 | — |
| ODI centuries | 15 | — |
| International runs | 8,352 | — |
| ODI average | 53.51 | — |
| Commonwealth golds | 1 | — |
| Wins as captain | 150 | — |
| Test runs | — | 13,378 |
| ODI runs | — | 13,704 |
| World Cups | — | 3 |
| Test centuries | — | 41 |
| Test average | — | 51.85 |
| Test wins as captain | — | 48 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 89 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 92 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 92 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Lanning88.7
Ponting88.7
FAQ
Where does Ponting beat Lanning?
Ponting scores higher on statistics, longevity. Lanning leads on peak, dominance, honours.
How is the Lanning vs Ponting score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Lanning: 88.7, Ponting: 88.7.
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