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Player Comparison Tool
Two players side by side across batting and bowling, with the leader marked on each measure.
Enter career figures for two players. Leave a field blank where it does not apply.
Comparison
Player A v Player B
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| Metric | Player A | Player B | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Runs | 4200 | 3800 | Player A |
| Batting average | 39.62 | 37.25 | Player A |
| Batting strike rate | 82.35 | 90.48 | Player B |
| Wickets | 12 | 140 | Player B |
| Bowling average | 58.33 | 29.29 | Player B |
| Bowling strike rate | 66.67 | 40 | Player B |
| Economy rate | 5.25 | 4.39 | Player B |
How the number is worked out
The formula
Each metric computed from the raw figures, then the better value marked- batting average
- Runs per dismissal, so innings minus not outs.
- batting strike rate
- Runs per hundred balls faced.
- bowling average
- Runs conceded per wicket. Lower is better.
- bowling strike rate
- Balls per wicket. Lower is better.
- economy
- Runs conceded per over. Lower is better.
Three of the bowling measures are better when lower, which is why the leading column is not always the larger number.
A worked example: a batter against an all rounder
Player A has 4200 runs from 120 innings with 14 not outs. Player B has 3800 from 110 with 8 not outs, and 140 wickets.
- 1Player A batting average4200 / (120 - 14) = 39.62
- 2Player B batting average3800 / (110 - 8) = 37.25
- 3BattingA ahead on runs and average
- 4BowlingB has 140 wickets to A's 12, so no real comparison
A is the better batter by a small margin. B is a different kind of cricketer, and the table shows that rather than trying to reduce it to one number.
Rules and edge cases
The situations that change the answer, and the ones most calculators get wrong.
Lower is better for three of the five bowling measures
Bowling average, bowling strike rate and economy all reward smaller numbers. The leader column accounts for this, but it is worth saying plainly because a table that marks the larger figure would be wrong three times out of five.
Career figures compare eras as much as players
Pitches, bats, fielding restrictions and the standard of opposition have all changed. Two averages twenty years apart are not measuring quite the same thing, and no comparison tool can correct for that.
Format matters more than most comparisons admit
A Twenty20 strike rate against a multi day one is not a comparison at all. Compare like with like, and if the two players' careers are weighted towards different formats, say so rather than reading the table as a verdict.
This is a starting point for an argument, not a settlement of one
Numbers do not capture the situations a player scored in, the bowling faced, or what the side needed at the time. The table is a way of framing the discussion rather than ending it.
Frequently asked questions
Put their batting and bowling measures side by side and read them together. Remember that bowling average, bowling strike rate and economy are better when lower.
For fans and coaches
Compare players from real matches, not from memory
Crickslab holds a full record for every player who appears in a match it scores, so comparisons come from ball by ball data rather than from figures somebody typed into a spreadsheet.
See player profilesLast reviewed 17 August 2026. Playing conditions change, so if your competition uses a different rule, its regulations take precedence over anything here.