Once in a while, the cricketing world gets to see a phenomenal cricketer who with his ultra-consistency is able to churn out numbers that leaves everyone gasping for breath. South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis is one such cricketer who has churned out astonishing numbers by essaying soul-lifting masterpieces both with the bat and ball in hand, over a period of time. So, when he decided to announce his retirement from all form of cricket, it sent shock waves in the wonderful world of cricket.
| Batting Averages | |||||||||
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | |
| Tests | 166 | 280 | 40 | 13289 | 224 | 55.37 | 45 | 58 | 200 |
| ODIs | 328 | 314 | 53 | 11579 | 139 | 44.36 | 17 | 86 | 131 |
| T20Is | 25 | 23 | 4 | 666 | 73 | 35.05 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| First-class | 257 | 421 | 57 | 19695 | 224 | 54.1 | 62 | 97 | 264 |
| List A | 424 | 406 | 65 | 14845 | 155* | 43.53 | 23 | 109 | 162 |
| Twenty20 | 143 | 138 | 22 | 3673 | 89* | 31.66 | 0 | 27 | 45 |
| Bowling Averages | ||||||||||
| Mat | Inns | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 5w | 10 | |
| Tests | 166 | 272 | 292 | 6/54 | 9/92 | 32.65 | 2.82 | 69.2 | 5 | 0 |
| ODIs | 328 | 283 | 273 | 5/30 | 5/30 | 31.79 | 4.84 | 39.3 | 2 | 0 |
| T20Is | 25 | 19 | 12 | 4/15 | 4/15 | 27.75 | 7.23 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 257 | 427 | 6/54 | 31.69 | 2.79 | 67.9 | 8 | 0 | ||
| List A | 424 | 351 | 5/30 | 5/30 | 30.68 | 4.72 | 38.9 | 3 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 143 | 124 | 95 | 4/15 | 4/15 | 31.09 | 7.74 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
