Ricky Ponting vs Jacques Kallis: career stats compared

Ricky Ponting vs Jacques Kallis 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	Ricky Ponting	168	13,378	51.85	5	55.20
Test	Jacques Kallis	166	13,289	55.37	292	32.65
ODI	Ricky Ponting	375	13,704	42.03	3	34.66
ODI	Jacques Kallis	329	11,579	44.36	273	31.79

In Tests, Jacques Kallis has the higher batting average (55.37 to 51.85).
Ricky Ponting has scored 13,378 Test runs in 168 matches; Jacques Kallis has scored 13,289 in 166.
Test wickets: Ricky Ponting 5 at 55.20, Jacques Kallis 292 at 32.65.
In ODIs, Jacques Kallis has the higher batting average (44.36 to 42.03).
Ricky Ponting has scored 13,704 ODI runs in 375 matches; Jacques Kallis has scored 11,579 in 329.
ODI wickets: Ricky Ponting 3 at 34.66, Jacques Kallis 273 at 31.79.

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