Joe Root vs Steve Smith: career stats compared

Joe Root vs Steve Smith compared side by side: Test, ODI and T20I matches, runs, batting averages and wickets, from Wikipedia career stats.

Format	Player	Matches	Runs	Average	Wickets	Bowling average
Test	Joe Root	169	14,278	50.45	74	48.09
Test	Steve Smith	125	10,920	56.00	19	53.05
ODI	Joe Root	195	7,903	50.66	31	56.77
ODI	Steve Smith	170	5,800	43.28	28	34.67

In Tests, Steve Smith has the higher batting average (56.00 to 50.45).
Joe Root has scored 14,278 Test runs in 169 matches; Steve Smith has scored 10,920 in 125.
Test wickets: Joe Root 74 at 48.09, Steve Smith 19 at 53.05.
In ODIs, Joe Root has the higher batting average (50.66 to 43.28).
Joe Root has scored 7,903 ODI runs in 195 matches; Steve Smith has scored 5,800 in 170.
ODI wickets: Joe Root 31 at 56.77, Steve Smith 28 at 34.67.

Averages and totals are not directly comparable across eras, pitches and opposition, and the figures may lag recent matches.