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James Ball vs 🏏 Sam Konstas
Year-by-year, aligned by age (as at the 1 September cutoff) — see where James sits against Sam at the same age.
Both figures count imported matches only — a player with just rep matches imported will show lower volumes than one with a full career on file. Treat totals as indicative of level reached, not a like-for-like volume race.
James Ball
career · imported matches
BAT
Working on Basics
464 runs
9.38 avg · 43.78 SR
58 inns
9.38 avg · 43.78 SR
58 inns
BOWL
44
62 wkts
3.75 econ · 24.47 avg
3.75 econ · 24.47 avg
FIELD
15
18 ct · 0 st
1 run outs
1 run outs
Sam Konstas
career · imported matches
BAT
77
15,884 runs
43.01 avg · 70.39 SR
460 inns
43.01 avg · 70.39 SR
460 inns
BOWL
228 wkts
3.09 econ · 17.11 avg
3.09 econ · 17.11 avg
FIELD
60
203 ct · 1 st
43 run outs
43 run outs
At age 20:
James Ball made 2 runs (HS 2); Sam made 371 (HS 151)
at First-class / Sheffield Shield level .
🧤 Fielding
| Age | James Ball | Sam Konstas | Callout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | — | 1 ct · 2 ro | |
| 7 | — | 6 ct · 1 ro | |
| 8 | — | 9 ct · 4 ro | |
| 9 | — | 13 ct · 3 ro | |
| 10 | — | 11 ct · 10 ro | |
| 11 | — | 13 ct · 4 ro | |
| 12 | 2 ct · 1 ro | 20 ct · 2 ro | 19 dismissals behind Sam's pace |
| 13 | 0 ct · 0 ro | 13 ct · 6 ro | 19 dismissals behind Sam's pace |
| 14 | 1 ct · 0 ro | 23 ct · 2 ro | 24 dismissals behind Sam's pace |
| 15 | 8 ct · 0 ro | 19 ct · 4 ro | 15 dismissals behind Sam's pace |
| 16 | 1 ct · 0 ro | 21 ct · 2 ro | 22 dismissals behind Sam's pace |
| 17 | 2 ct · 0 ro | 13 ct · 0 ro | 11 dismissals behind Sam's pace |
| 18 | 4 ct · 0 ro | 15 ct · 0 ro | 11 dismissals behind Sam's pace |
| 19 | 0 ct · 0 ro | 21 ct · 2 ro | 23 dismissals behind Sam's pace |
| 20 | 0 ct · 0 ro | 2 ct · 0 ro | 2 dismissals behind Sam's pace |
🎯 Bowling
| Age | James Ball — Wkts | Sam Konstas — Wkts | Callout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | — | 7 | |
| 7 | — | 22 | |
| 8 | — | 27 | |
| 9 | — | 20 | |
| 10 | — | 20 | |
| 11 | — | 27 | |
| 12 | 12 | 37 | 25 wkts behind Sam's pace |
| 13 | 5 | 35 | 30 wkts behind Sam's pace |
| 14 | — | 29 | 29 wkts behind Sam's pace |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | +6 wkts vs Sam at this age |
| 16 | 10 | 2 | +8 wkts vs Sam at this age |
| 17 | 8 | — | +8 wkts vs Sam at this age |
| 18 | 17 | — | +17 wkts vs Sam at this age |
| 19 | 3 | 1 | +2 wkts vs Sam at this age |
| 20 | — | — | +0 wkts vs Sam at this age |
🏏 Batting
| Age | James Ball | Sam Konstas | Callout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runs (HS) | Level reached | Runs (HS) | Level reached | ||
| 6 | — | — | 152 (30) | Representative cricket | Sam was active at Representative cricket; no record for James Ball |
| 7 | — | — | 327 (50) | Representative cricket | Sam was active at Representative cricket; no record for James Ball |
| 8 | — | — | 838 (116) | Representative cricket | Sam was active at Representative cricket; no record for James Ball |
| 9 | — | — | 647 (66) | Representative cricket | Sam was active at Representative cricket; no record for James Ball |
| 10 | — | — | 685 (83) | State age championships | Sam was active at State age championships; no record for James Ball |
| 11 | — | — | 1,171 (100) | State age championships | Sam was active at State age championships; no record for James Ball |
| 12 | 58 (35) | Representative cricket | 962 (89) | Representative cricket | 904 runs behind Sam's pace |
| 13 | 0 (0) | State age championships | 1,806 (159) | U15 district rep (Weblin Shield) | 1,806 runs behind Sam's pace |
| 14 | 2 (1) | State age championships | 1,822 (206) | AW Green Shield (U16 district rep) | 1,820 runs behind Sam's pace |
| 15 | 77 (19) | State age championships | 2,075 (202) | AW Green Shield (U16 district rep) | 1,998 runs behind Sam's pace |
| 16 | 135 (46) | Premier Cricket — lower grade | 1,715 (117) | State 2nd XI | 1,580 runs behind Sam's pace |
| 17 | 91 (41) | Premier Cricket — lower grade | 1,019 (150) | First-class / Sheffield Shield | 928 runs behind Sam's pace |
| 18 | 96 (36) | Premier Cricket — lower grade | 1,115 (152) | First-class / Sheffield Shield | 1,019 runs behind Sam's pace |
| 19 | 3 (3) | Premier Cricket — lower grade | 1,066 (116) | First-class / Sheffield Shield | 1,063 runs behind Sam's pace |
| 20 | 2 (2) | Premier Cricket — lower grade | 371 (151) | First-class / Sheffield Shield | 369 runs behind Sam's pace |