Test wickets
355
Bowling average
23.9
Five-wicket hauls
23
Test matches
70
ODI wickets
103
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 90
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 8 | |
| 1972 | 31 | |
| 1973 | 20 | |
| 1974 | 25 | |
| 1975 | 21 | |
| 1976 | 27 | |
| 1977 | 39 | |
| 1978 | 23 | |
| 1979 | 36 | |
| 1980 | 35 | |
| 1981 | 31 | |
| 1982 | 38 | |
| 1983 | 20 | |
| 1984 | 1 |
Data sources
- ICC
- ESPNcricinfo
- 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 Dennis Lillee ranks #171 in Cricket
Dennis Lillee ranks #171 in Cricket and #1379 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 85.0/100.
The verified career covers 1969–1988 and 14 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Test wickets 355, Bowling average 23.92, Five-wicket hauls 23, Test matches 70.
Nearest context: ahead Mohammad Rizwan (85.1); behind Len Braund (85.0). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Dennis Lillee GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
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Dennis Lillee — frequently asked
- Is Dennis Lillee the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Dennis Lillee ranks #171 in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 85.0/100, behind Don Bradman (96.8).
- What is Dennis Lillee's GOAT Score?
- 85.0/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Dennis Lillee rank all time?
- #1379 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #171 in Cricket.
- Dennis Lillee vs Mohammad Rizwan: who ranks higher?
- Mohammad Rizwan ranks higher at 85.1 versus Dennis Lillee at 85.0, a margin of 0.1 points.