Test runs
11,953
Test centuries
34
Highest Test score
400
ODI runs
10,405
Test average
52.9
Player of the Year awards
1
Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 93
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 45 | |
| 1993 | 58 | |
| 1994 | 62 | |
| 1995 | 51 | |
| 1996 | 48 | |
| 1997 | 44 | |
| 1998 | 57 | |
| 1999 | 39 | |
| 2000 | 52 | |
| 2001 | 61 | |
| 2002 | 68 | |
| 2003 | 55 | |
| 2004 | 44 | |
| 2005 | 50 | |
| 2006 | 42 |
Data sources
- ICC
- ESPNcricinfo
- Olympics.com
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Brian Lara ranks #47 in Cricket
Brian Lara ranks #47 in Cricket and #685 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 88.8/100.
The verified career covers 1990–2007 and 15 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Test runs 11953, Test centuries 34, Highest Test score 400, ODI runs 10405.
Nearest context: ahead Megan Schutt (89.2); behind Lance Gibbs (88.8). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Brian Lara GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics93/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 93/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Lara comparisons
Brian Lara — frequently asked
- Is Brian Lara the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Brian Lara ranks #47 in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 88.8/100, behind Don Bradman (96.8).
- What is Brian Lara's GOAT Score?
- 88.8/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 93 (15%).
- Where does Brian Lara rank all time?
- #685 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #47 in Cricket.
- Brian Lara vs Megan Schutt: who ranks higher?
- Megan Schutt ranks higher at 89.2 versus Brian Lara at 88.8, a margin of 0.4 points.