Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 70
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Centuries per year
| Season | Centuries per year | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 60 | |
| 1951 | 98 | |
| 1952 | 89 | |
| 1953 | 80 | |
| 1954 | 71 | |
| 1955 | 62 | |
| 1956 | 53 | |
| 1957 | 44 | |
| 1958 | 35 |
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 Bob Appleyard ranks #187 in Cricket
Bob Appleyard ranks 187th among Cricket athletes on GOAT Rank and 1391st of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 84.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 94, Longevity 70, Honours 80, Statistics 94. 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 1950–1958 with 9 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1951, 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 wickets in debut season 200, first-class wickets 708, first-class average 15, test wickets 31.
Immediately ahead sits Martin Crowe on 84.4, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Roger Blunt on 84.4. 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.
Bob Appleyard GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Appleyard 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 1951. Scored 94/100.
- Longevity70/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 8 years of competition and 9 recorded seasons. Scored 70/100.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 94/100.
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Bob Appleyard — frequently asked
- Is Bob Appleyard the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Bob Appleyard ranks 187th in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 84.4, behind Don Bradman on 96.8.
- What is Bob Appleyard's GOAT Score?
- 84.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 70 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Bob Appleyard rank all time?
- 1391st of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 187th within Cricket.
- Bob Appleyard vs Martin Crowe: who ranks higher?
- Bob Appleyard, on 84.4 against Martin Crowe's 84.4 — a margin of 0.0 points.