Ponting vs Jayawardene
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Ponting wins: Dominance, Honours
Jayawardene wins: Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Ponting leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Two World Cups as captain and 71 international 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Ponting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 240 |
| 🇱🇰 Jayawardene | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 356 |
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 | PontingRetired | JayawardeneRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Test runs | 13,378 | 11,814 |
| ODI runs | 13,704 | 12,650 |
| World Cups | 3 | — |
| Test centuries | 41 | 34 |
| Test average | 51.85 | — |
| Test wins as captain | 48 | — |
| Highest Test score | — | 374 |
| World T20 titles | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 89 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 94 |
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