Who is better, Cummins or Tendulkar?
Sachin Tendulkar leads with a GOAT score of 94.4 against 89.9 for Pat Cummins — a gap of 4.5 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Cummins vs Tendulkar
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Sachin Tendulkar above Pat Cummins: 94.4 vs 89.9. Sachin Tendulkar leads on Longevity, Statistics, Dominance. Pat Cummins leads on Peak, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
TendulkarWinner
94.4Tendulkar wins: Dominance, Longevity, Statistics
Cummins
89.9Cummins wins: Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇮🇳 Sachin Tendulkar
94.4
Tendulkar leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
Cummins — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
1. Sachin Tendulkar
2. Pat Cummins
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
Through age 21 · Form index per season
1. 🇮🇳 Sachin Tendulkar3,800 runs
5 seasons by age 21 · 760 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Cummins — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | CumminsActive · Sunrisers Hyderabad | TendulkarRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Test wickets | 294 | — |
| World Cup titles | 2 | — |
| World Test Championship titles | 1 | — |
| Bowling average | 22 | — |
| Ashes series wins | 3 | — |
| Test batting average | — | 53.78 |
| International centuries | — | 100 |
| Test runs | — | 15,921 |
| ODI runs | — | 18,426 |
| World Cups | — | 1 |
| Tests played | — | 200 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 93 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 100 |
| Honours w20% | 92 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 98 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Tendulkar94.4
Cummins89.9
FAQ
Where does Cummins beat Tendulkar?
Cummins scores higher on peak, honours. Tendulkar leads on dominance, statistics, longevity.
How is the Cummins vs Tendulkar score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Cummins: 89.9, Tendulkar: 94.4.
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