Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Centuries per year
| Season | Centuries per year | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 22 | |
| 1983 | 28 | |
| 1984 | 34 | |
| 1985 | 38 | |
| 1986 | 42 | |
| 1987 | 46 | |
| 1988 | 50 | |
| 1989 | 54 | |
| 1990 | 58 | |
| 1991 | 62 | |
| 1992 | 60 | |
| 1993 | 56 | |
| 1994 | 52 | |
| 1995 | 48 | |
| 1996 | 44 | |
| 1997 | 38 | |
| 1998 | 32 | |
| 1999 | 26 |
Data sources
- ESPNcricinfo
- ICC
- Wisden Almanack
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Arjuna Ranatunga ranks #76 in Cricket
Arjuna Ranatunga ranks 76th among Cricket athletes on GOAT Rank and 462nd of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 87.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 94, Longevity 90, Honours 84, Statistics 92. Those categories are normalised against the full Cricket reference universe of 297 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1982–2000 with 18 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1991, 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 world cup titles 1, odi runs 7456, test runs 5105, odi matches 269.
Immediately ahead sits Mohammad Yousuf on 87.9, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Tim Southee on 87.8. 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.
Arjuna Ranatunga GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Ranatunga stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full Cricket cohort.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1991. Scored 94/100.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 18 years of competition and 18 recorded seasons. Scored 90/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.
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Arjuna Ranatunga — frequently asked
- Is Arjuna Ranatunga the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Arjuna Ranatunga ranks 76th in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 87.9, behind Don Bradman on 96.8.
- What is Arjuna Ranatunga's GOAT Score?
- 87.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Arjuna Ranatunga rank all time?
- 462nd of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 76th within Cricket.
- Arjuna Ranatunga vs Mohammad Yousuf: who ranks higher?
- Arjuna Ranatunga, on 87.9 against Mohammad Yousuf's 87.9 — a margin of 0.0 points.