Who is better, Kumar or Tendulkar?
Sachin Tendulkar leads with a GOAT score of 94.4 against 17.5 for Ashwani Kumar — a gap of 76.9 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Kumar vs Tendulkar
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TendulkarWinner
94.4Tendulkar wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Kumar
17.5Kumar wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇮🇳 Sachin Tendulkar
94.4
Tendulkar leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
Kumar — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
1. Sachin Tendulkar
2. Ashwani Kumar
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
Through age 21 · Centuries per year
1. 🇮🇳 Sachin Tendulkar3,800 runs
5 seasons by age 21 · 760 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Kumar — 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 | KumarActive · Mumbai Indians | TendulkarRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Matches (T20 leagues + internationals) | 7 | — |
| Runs | 0 | — |
| Wickets | 11 | — |
| Player of the match | 1 | — |
| Number | 42 | — |
| Test batting average | — | 53.78 |
| International centuries | — | 100 |
| Test runs | — | 15,921 |
| ODI runs | — | 18,426 |
| World Cups | — | 1 |
| Tests played | — | 200 |
| Dominance w25% | 17.5 | 93 |
| Peak w20% | 22.2 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 15.5 | 100 |
| Honours w20% | 13.5 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 19 | 98 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Tendulkar94.4
Kumar17.5
FAQ
Where does Kumar beat Tendulkar?
Kumar does not lead any of the five categories; Tendulkar is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Kumar vs Tendulkar score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Kumar: 17.5, Tendulkar: 94.4.
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