Test wickets
439
Test matches
93
Test bowling average
23.0
Five-wicket hauls
26
ODI wickets
196
Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 92
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8 | |
| 2006 | 20 | |
| 2007 | 78 | |
| 2008 | 74 | |
| 2009 | 47 | |
| 2010 | 60 | |
| 2011 | 42 | |
| 2012 | 37 | |
| 2013 | 32 | |
| 2014 | 22 | |
| 2015 | 12 | |
| 2016 | 6 | |
| 2017 | 1 |
Data sources
- ESPNcricinfo
- ICC
- Cricket Archive
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Dale Steyn ranks #111 in Cricket
Dale Steyn ranks #111 in Cricket and #1034 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 87.0/100.
The verified career covers 2004–2021 and 13 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Test wickets 439, Test matches 93, Test bowling average 22.95, Five-wicket hauls 26.
Nearest context: ahead Mohinder Amarnath (87.1); behind Richard Hadlee (87.0). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Dale Steyn GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Steyn comparisons
Dale Steyn — frequently asked
- Is Dale Steyn the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Dale Steyn ranks #111 in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 87.0/100, behind Don Bradman (96.8).
- What is Dale Steyn's GOAT Score?
- 87.0/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Dale Steyn rank all time?
- #1034 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #111 in Cricket.
- Dale Steyn vs Mohinder Amarnath: who ranks higher?
- Mohinder Amarnath ranks higher at 87.1 versus Dale Steyn at 87.0, a margin of 0.1 points.