Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Centuries per year
| Season | Centuries per year | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 45 | |
| 1955 | 50 | |
| 1956 | 55 | |
| 1957 | 60 | |
| 1958 | 65 | |
| 1959 | 70 | |
| 1960 | 75 | |
| 1961 | 80 | |
| 1962 | 85 | |
| 1963 | 90 | |
| 1964 | 95 | |
| 1965 | 84 | |
| 1966 | 73 | |
| 1967 | 62 | |
| 1968 | 51 | |
| 1969 | 40 |
Data sources
- ESPNcricinfo statsguru
- Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
- ICC official records
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Bob Barber ranks #204 in Cricket
Bob Barber ranks 204th among Cricket athletes on GOAT Rank and 1494th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 83.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 92, Longevity 84, Honours 78, 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 1954–1969 with 16 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1964, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes test runs 1495, highest test score 185, test wickets 42, first-class runs 17631.
Immediately ahead sits Jofra Archer on 83.8, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Mashrafe Mortaza on 83.7. 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 Barber GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Barber stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Cricket cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1964. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 15 years of competition and 16 recorded seasons. Scored 84/100.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Barber comparisons
Bob Barber — frequently asked
- Is Bob Barber the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Bob Barber ranks 204th in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 83.8, behind Don Bradman on 96.8.
- What is Bob Barber's GOAT Score?
- 83.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Bob Barber rank all time?
- 1494th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 204th within Cricket.
- Bob Barber vs Jofra Archer: who ranks higher?
- Bob Barber, on 83.8 against Jofra Archer's 83.8 — a margin of 0.0 points.