Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Centuries per year
| Season | Centuries per year | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 45 | |
| 1955 | 50 | |
| 1956 | 56 | |
| 1957 | 61 | |
| 1958 | 66 | |
| 1959 | 72 | |
| 1960 | 77 | |
| 1961 | 82 | |
| 1962 | 88 | |
| 1963 | 93 | |
| 1964 | 87 | |
| 1965 | 81 | |
| 1966 | 75 | |
| 1967 | 69 | |
| 1968 | 64 | |
| 1969 | 58 | |
| 1970 | 52 | |
| 1971 | 46 | |
| 1972 | 40 |
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 Basil Butcher ranks #213 in Cricket
Basil Butcher ranks 213th among Cricket athletes on GOAT Rank and 1571st of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 83.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 88, Longevity 84, Honours 80, 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 1954–1972 with 19 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1963, which sets the Peak component at 88. Statistics is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 15% of the final score. The underlying career record includes test runs 3104, test centuries 7, highest test score 209, first-class runs 11628.
Immediately ahead sits Freddie Brown on 83.5, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Mike Denness on 83.3. 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.
Basil Butcher GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Butcher stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Cricket cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1963. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 18 years of competition and 19 recorded seasons. Scored 84/100.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Butcher comparisons
Basil Butcher — frequently asked
- Is Basil Butcher the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Basil Butcher ranks 213th in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 83.4, behind Don Bradman on 96.8.
- What is Basil Butcher's GOAT Score?
- 83.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Basil Butcher rank all time?
- 1571st of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 213th within Cricket.
- Basil Butcher vs Freddie Brown: who ranks higher?
- Freddie Brown, on 83.5 against Basil Butcher's 83.4 — a margin of 0.1 points.