Comparing cricketers

How good is Kallis????

Three runs short of a career total of 12000. Six runs short of taking over No. 4 spot on the highest career runs table (behind some truly great batsmen)

Currently has the best batting average of these fine batsmen. I also read today that he has the highest 3rd

innings batting average of all cricketers who have reached 3000 runs, and the second highest of all that scored 1000 (highest being Bradman by a country mile)

BUT THEN LOOK AT HIS BOWLING STATS versus these five.

Over 3000 overs of medium-fast bowling!!!!

His 270 wickets placing him 28th

on the all-time bowling list

He is some player. The Bulletin absolutely sings his praises today, after scoring an unbeaten 109 on a crumbling 4th

day pitch, the temperature at 36C and with a serious chest/rib injury that required five painkiller injections before play and something like three on-ground physio visits.

CAREER BATTING STATS
Player
Matches
Balls faced
Runs scored
Runs/innings
Runs/100 balls
100's
50's
Tendulkar
177
?
14678
56.89
?
51
59
Ponting
152
20827
12363
53.51
59.36
39
56
Dravid
150
28364
12032
52.54
42.4
31
59
Lara
131
19753
11953
52.88
60.51
34
48
Kallis
145
25887
11947
57.44
45.41
40
54
CAREER BOWLING STATS
Player
Matches
Balls bowled
Runs conceded
Wickets taken
Runs/wicket
Runs/over
Balls/wicket
Tendulkar (Offbreak)
177
4096
2388
45
53.07
3.5
91
Ponting (Medium)
152
539
242
5
48.4
2.69
107.8
Dravid (Offbreak)
150
120
39
1
105.25
5.29
119.2
Lara (Legbreak)
131
60
28
0
-
2.8
-
Kallis (Medium/fast)
145
18337
8643
270
32.01
2.82
67.9