RT Ponting

Top-order batter, Australia, 89 Tests, 2002-2012. Debut v England, 2002

33.1Adjusted average, 108th of 143 batters. Raw 40.2, so −7.1 for how hard his runs were. It could reasonably be anywhere from 26.9 to 39.5.

Where the −7.1 comes from

The bowling he faced−6.5

Home or away+0.4

The grounds−1.0

Value per innings: 40.177th
Each run worth: 1.03×
At home, adjusted: 34raw 44.3
Away, adjusted: 37.1raw 37.9

Head to head with Imam-ul-Haq His T20 ratings

Where his adjusted average could be. The shaded part is the 89% range; the taller the curve, the likelier.

Where he sits

105TD PaineAustralia33.3 106KC BrathwaiteWest Indies33.2 107Imam-ul-HaqPakistan33.1

108RT PontingAustralia33.1

109RJ BurnsEngland32.8 110JC ButtlerEngland32.3 111Sarfraz AhmedPakistan32.2

Every batter on one chart

Closest to him, head to head

Imam-ul-HaqPakistan33.1Head to head KC BrathwaiteWest Indies33.2Head to head TD PaineAustralia33.3Head to head RJ BurnsEngland32.8Head to head

Season by seasonBatting, as recorded

Year	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	100	50	SR
2002	2	51	30	25.50	0	0	76.1
2003	8	391	169	55.86	1	3	65.4
2004	11	412	98	41.20	0	3	54.7
2005	16	543	117	38.79	1	2	55.4
2006	17	1281	196	91.50	7	3	61.0
2007	6	192	56	38.40	0	2	55.7
2008	25	1182	158	47.28	4	5	59.9
2009	23	853	150	38.77	1	7	67.5
2010	23	813	209	36.95	1	6	56.9
2011	13	415	78	31.92	0	4	50.7
2012	15	600	221	42.86	2	2	52.8
Career	159	6733	221	45.49	17	37	58.7

Percentile rankingsvs all Test batters (2001–)

PoorAverageGreat

Value

Adjusted avg

33.1

Value / inns

40.1

Volume

Runs

6733

Average

45.49

Hundreds

Quality

Conversion

31.5

Strike rate

58.7

Consistency

Conditions

Away average

39.32

Career arc

Batting by opposition

Opp	Inns	Runs	Avg	100
India	30	1501	51.76	4
England	35	1339	40.58	3
South Africa	31	1336	44.53	6
West Indies	19	622	36.59	1
Pakistan	12	599	49.92	1
New Zealand	15	515	39.62	0
Sri Lanka	9	313	39.12	0
Zimbabwe	3	259	129.50	1

Bowling by opposition

Opp	Wkts	Avg	Best	5w
England	1	9.00	1/9	0

Home & away

Home

52.12bat avg

34adjusted

—bowl avg

Away

39.32bat avg

37.1adjusted

54bowl avg

Neutral

24.5bat avg

Batting by innings

Inns	Bat	Runs	Avg
1st	51	2479	49.58
2nd	38	1747	45.97
3rd	46	1646	39.19
4th	24	861	47.83

Recent formLast 10 Tests

v South Africa4 & 80/3WACA, Perth2012-11-30 v South Africa4 & 160/0Adelaide Oval2012-11-22 v South Africa0Brisbane Cricket Ground2012-11-09 v West Indies23 & 57Windsor Park, Roseau2012-04-23 v West Indies7 & 41Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad2012-04-15 v West Indies4 & 14Kensington Oval2012-04-07 v India221 & 60Adelaide Oval2012-01-24 v India7WACA, Perth2012-01-13 v India134Sydney Cricket Ground2012-01-03 v India62 & 60Melbourne Cricket Ground2011-12-26

Full recordAs recorded, 2001 to now

Innings: 159
Not outs: 11
Runs: 6733
Average: 45.49
Strike rate: 58.7
Highest: 221
Hundreds: 17
Fifties: 37
Ducks: 10

Wickets: 1
Average: 91.00
Economy: 3.50
Strike rate: 156
Best: 1/9
5 wickets: 0
10 wkt match: 0
Balls: 156