Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 74
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 45 | |
| 1946 | 48 | |
| 1947 | 51 | |
| 1948 | 54 | |
| 1949 | 58 | |
| 1950 | 61 | |
| 1951 | 64 | |
| 1952 | 67 | |
| 1953 | 70 | |
| 1954 | 73 | |
| 1955 | 76 | |
| 1956 | 79 | |
| 1957 | 83 | |
| 1958 | 86 | |
| 1959 | 89 | |
| 1960 | 92 | |
| 1961 | 95 | |
| 1962 | 87 | |
| 1963 | 79 | |
| 1964 | 71 | |
| 1965 | 64 | |
| 1966 | 56 | |
| 1967 | 48 | |
| 1968 | 40 |
Data sources
- ESPNcricinfo statsguru
- Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
- ICC official records
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Bill Alley ranks #167 in Cricket
Bill Alley ranks #167 in Cricket and #1351 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 85.3/100.
The verified career covers 1945–1968 and 24 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Statistics the strongest category at 94/100 (15% weight). Key metrics: Runs in the 1961 season 3019, First-class runs 19612, First-class wickets 768, First-class centuries 31.
Nearest context: ahead Johnny Douglas (85.3); behind Mushfiqur Rahim (85.2). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Bill Alley GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours74/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 74/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
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Bill Alley — frequently asked
- Is Bill Alley the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Bill Alley ranks #167 in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 85.3/100, behind Don Bradman (96.8).
- What is Bill Alley's GOAT Score?
- 85.3/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 74 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%).
- Where does Bill Alley rank all time?
- #1351 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #167 in Cricket.
- Bill Alley vs Johnny Douglas: who ranks higher?
- Bill Alley ranks higher at 85.3 versus Johnny Douglas at 85.3, a margin of 0.0 points.