Sachin Tendulkar vs Ricky Ponting: career stats compared

Sachin Tendulkar vs Ricky Ponting 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	Ricky Ponting	168	13,378	51.85	5	55.20
ODI	Sachin Tendulkar	463	18,426	44.83	154	44.48
ODI	Ricky Ponting	375	13,704	42.03	3	34.66

In Tests, Sachin Tendulkar has the higher batting average (53.78 to 51.85).
Sachin Tendulkar has scored 15,921 Test runs in 200 matches; Ricky Ponting has scored 13,378 in 168.
Test wickets: Sachin Tendulkar 46 at 54.17, Ricky Ponting 5 at 55.20.
In ODIs, Sachin Tendulkar has the higher batting average (44.83 to 42.03).
Sachin Tendulkar has scored 18,426 ODI runs in 463 matches; Ricky Ponting has scored 13,704 in 375.
ODI wickets: Sachin Tendulkar 154 at 44.48, Ricky Ponting 3 at 34.66.

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