Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Centuries per year
| Season | Centuries per year | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 35 | |
| 1947 | 44 | |
| 1948 | 53 | |
| 1949 | 62 | |
| 1950 | 70 | |
| 1951 | 79 | |
| 1952 | 88 | |
| 1953 | 97 | |
| 1954 | 87 | |
| 1955 | 78 | |
| 1956 | 68 | |
| 1957 | 59 | |
| 1958 | 49 | |
| 1959 | 40 | |
| 1960 | 30 |
Data sources
- ESPNcricinfo Statsguru
- ICC official records
- Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Alec Bedser ranks #146 in Cricket
Alec Bedser ranks 146th among Cricket athletes on GOAT Rank and 1130th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 94, Longevity 78, Honours 82, Statistics 90. 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 1946–1960 with 15 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1953, which sets the Peak component at 94. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes test wickets 236, tests played 51, five-wicket hauls 15, bowling average 24.
Immediately ahead sits Richie Benaud on 85.8, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Paul Collingwood on 85.8. 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.
Alec Bedser GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Bedser stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full Cricket cohort.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1953. Scored 94/100.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 14 years of competition and 15 recorded seasons. Scored 78/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
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Alec Bedser — frequently asked
- Is Alec Bedser the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Alec Bedser ranks 146th in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 85.8, behind Don Bradman on 96.8.
- What is Alec Bedser's GOAT Score?
- 85.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Alec Bedser rank all time?
- 1130th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 146th within Cricket.
- Alec Bedser vs Richie Benaud: who ranks higher?
- Alec Bedser, on 85.8 against Richie Benaud's 85.8 — a margin of 0.0 points.