Category profile
- Dominance
- 74
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Centuries per year
| Season | Centuries per year | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 48 | |
| 1973 | 52 | |
| 1974 | 56 | |
| 1975 | 59 | |
| 1976 | 63 | |
| 1977 | 67 | |
| 1978 | 71 | |
| 1979 | 75 | |
| 1980 | 79 | |
| 1981 | 82 | |
| 1982 | 86 | |
| 1983 | 90 | |
| 1984 | 84 | |
| 1985 | 79 | |
| 1986 | 73 | |
| 1987 | 67 | |
| 1988 | 61 | |
| 1989 | 56 | |
| 1990 | 50 |
Data sources
- ESPNcricinfo statsguru
- Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
- ICC official records
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Alan Butcher ranks #240 in Cricket
Alan Butcher ranks 240th among Cricket athletes on GOAT Rank and 1852nd of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 82.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 74, Peak 86, Longevity 88, Honours 78, Statistics 88. Those categories are normalised against the full Cricket reference universe of 294 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1972–1990 with 19 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1983, which sets the Peak component at 86. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes test appearances 1, first-class runs 22677, first-class centuries 46, first-class matches 464.
Immediately ahead sits Nigel Briers on 82.1, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Fred Bakewell on 81.9. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Alan Butcher GOAT Score explained
- Dominance74/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Butcher stood above the field while competing. Scored 74/100 against the full Cricket cohort.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1983. Scored 86/100.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 18 years of competition and 19 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
Top Butcher comparisons
Alan Butcher — frequently asked
- Is Alan Butcher the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Alan Butcher ranks 240th in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 82.1, behind Don Bradman on 96.8.
- What is Alan Butcher's GOAT Score?
- 82.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 74 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Alan Butcher rank all time?
- 1852nd of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 240th within Cricket.
- Alan Butcher vs Nigel Briers: who ranks higher?
- Alan Butcher, on 82.1 against Nigel Briers's 82.1 — a margin of 0.0 points.