Who is better, Jayasuriya or Chanderpaul?
Shivnarine Chanderpaul leads with a GOAT score of 89.4 against 89.3 for Sanath Jayasuriya — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Jayasuriya vs Chanderpaul
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Shivnarine Chanderpaul above Sanath Jayasuriya: 89.4 vs 89.3. Shivnarine Chanderpaul leads on Longevity, Statistics. Sanath Jayasuriya leads on Honours, Dominance, Peak.
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ChanderpaulWinner
89.4Chanderpaul wins: Longevity, Statistics
Jayasuriya
89.3Jayasuriya wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇾 Shivnarine Chanderpaul
89.4
Chanderpaul leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Shivnarine Chanderpaul
2. Sanath Jayasuriya
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. 🇬🇾 Shivnarine Chanderpaul5 years played · career day 1,825218 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇱🇰 Sanath Jayasuriya5 years played · career day 2,555205 runs
-6.0% vs Chanderpaul at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇱🇰 Jayasuriya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 317 |
| 🇬🇾 Chanderpaul | 0 | 0 | 35 | 74 | 218 | 472 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | JayasuriyaRetired | ChanderpaulRetired |
|---|---|---|
| ODI runs | 13,430 | 8,778 |
| ODI wickets | 323 | — |
| World Cup titles | 1 | — |
| Test runs | 6,973 | 11,867 |
| Fastest ODI fifty (balls) | 17 | — |
| Tests played | — | 164 |
| Test centuries | — | 30 |
| Batting average | — | 51 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 90 | 96 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 96 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Chanderpaul89.4
Jayasuriya89.3
The people
Jayasuriya
Chanderpaul
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Where does Jayasuriya beat Chanderpaul?
Jayasuriya scores higher on peak, dominance, honours. Chanderpaul leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Jayasuriya vs Chanderpaul score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Jayasuriya: 89.3, Chanderpaul: 89.4.
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