Sachin Tendulkar vs Brian Lara: career stats compared

Sachin Tendulkar vs Brian Lara 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	Sachin Tendulkar	200	15,921	53.78	46	54.17
Test	Brian Lara	131	11,953	52.88	–	–
ODI	Sachin Tendulkar	463	18,426	44.83	154	44.48
ODI	Brian Lara	299	10,405	40.48	4	15.25

In Tests, Sachin Tendulkar has the higher batting average (53.78 to 52.88).
Sachin Tendulkar has scored 15,921 Test runs in 200 matches; Brian Lara has scored 11,953 in 131.
Test wickets: Sachin Tendulkar 46 at 54.17, Brian Lara –.
In ODIs, Sachin Tendulkar has the higher batting average (44.83 to 40.48).
Sachin Tendulkar has scored 18,426 ODI runs in 463 matches; Brian Lara has scored 10,405 in 299.
ODI wickets: Sachin Tendulkar 154 at 44.48, Brian Lara 4 at 15.25.

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