CRICKET WICKETBrian Lara vs Sachin Tendulkar
Compare Brian Lara and Sachin Tendulkar: format-by-format career figures, visual comparisons, playing spans and sample sizes.
Test career comparison
Brian Lara: 1990-2006 · 131 matches. Sachin Tendulkar: 1989-2013 · 200 matches.
Full format careers at the checked date. These spans and workloads differ; the comparison does not adjust for era, opposition, venue or role. Bar lengths show the metric’s magnitude, not an overall player rating.
| Metric | Brian Lara | Sachin Tendulkar |
|---|---|---|
| Matches | 131 | 200 |
| Batting innings | 232 | 329 |
| Runs | 11,953 | 15,921 |
| Dismissals | 226 | 296 |
| Batting average | 52.88 | 53.78 |
| Balls faced | 19,753 | 29,437 |
| Batting strike rate | 60.51 | 54.08 |
| Centuries | 34 | 51 |
| Fifties | 48 | 68 |
| Highest score | 400* | 248* |
| Bowling innings | 4 | 145 |
| Wickets | 0 | 46 |
| Runs conceded | 28 | 2,492 |
| Legal balls bowled | 60 | 4,240 |
| Bowling average | — | 54.17 |
| Balls per wicket | — | 92.17 |
| Economy | 2.80 | 3.52 |
| Five-wicket innings | 0 | 0 |
| Catches | 164 | 115 |
| Stumpings | 0 | 0 |
ODI career comparison
Brian Lara: 1990-2007 · 299 matches. Sachin Tendulkar: 1989-2012 · 463 matches.
Full format careers at the checked date. These spans and workloads differ; the comparison does not adjust for era, opposition, venue or role. Bar lengths show the metric’s magnitude, not an overall player rating.
| Metric | Brian Lara | Sachin Tendulkar |
|---|---|---|
| Matches | 299 | 463 |
| Batting innings | 289 | 452 |
| Runs | 10,405 | 18,426 |
| Dismissals | 257 | 411 |
| Batting average | 40.48 | 44.83 |
| Balls faced | 13,086 | 21,368 |
| Batting strike rate | 79.51 | 86.23 |
| Centuries | 19 | 49 |
| Fifties | 63 | 96 |
| Highest score | 169 | 200* |
| Bowling innings | 5 | 270 |
| Wickets | 4 | 154 |
| Runs conceded | 61 | 6,850 |
| Legal balls bowled | 49 | 8,054 |
| Bowling average | 15.25 | 44.48 |
| Balls per wicket | 12.25 | 52.29 |
| Economy | 7.46 | 5.10 |
| Five-wicket innings | 0 | 2 |
| Catches | 120 | 140 |
| Stumpings | 0 | 0 |
T20I career comparison
Brian Lara has no T20I career in this record set, so a like-for-like T20I comparison is unavailable. Open Sachin Tendulkar’s profile for the individual record.
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