Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 76
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Centuries per year
| Season | Centuries per year | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 45 | |
| 1957 | 51 | |
| 1958 | 57 | |
| 1959 | 63 | |
| 1960 | 70 | |
| 1961 | 76 | |
| 1962 | 82 | |
| 1963 | 88 | |
| 1964 | 94 | |
| 1965 | 88 | |
| 1966 | 82 | |
| 1967 | 76 | |
| 1968 | 70 | |
| 1969 | 65 | |
| 1970 | 59 | |
| 1971 | 53 | |
| 1972 | 47 | |
| 1973 | 41 | |
| 1974 | 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 Colin Bland ranks #232 in Cricket
Colin Bland ranks 232nd among Cricket athletes on GOAT Rank and 1765th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 82.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 90, Longevity 80, Honours 76, Statistics 88. 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 1956–1974 with 19 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1964, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes test runs 1669, test average 49, test centuries 3, first-class runs 7249.
Immediately ahead sits Sam Curran on 82.4, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Jack Bond on 82.4. 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.
Colin Bland GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Bland stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full Cricket cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1964. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 18 years of competition and 19 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
- Honours76/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 76/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
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Colin Bland — frequently asked
- Is Colin Bland the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Colin Bland ranks 232nd in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 82.4, behind Don Bradman on 96.8.
- What is Colin Bland's GOAT Score?
- 82.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 76 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Colin Bland rank all time?
- 1765th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 232nd within Cricket.
- Colin Bland vs Sam Curran: who ranks higher?
- Colin Bland, on 82.4 against Sam Curran's 82.4 — a margin of 0.0 points.