Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 74
- Honours
- 76
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Centuries per year
| Season | Centuries per year | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 50 | |
| 1929 | 59 | |
| 1930 | 68 | |
| 1931 | 77 | |
| 1932 | 86 | |
| 1933 | 95 | |
| 1934 | 77 | |
| 1935 | 58 | |
| 1936 | 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 Fred Bakewell ranks #241 in Cricket
Fred Bakewell ranks 241st among Cricket athletes on GOAT Rank and 1902nd of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 92, Longevity 74, Honours 76, 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 1928–1936 with 9 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1933, 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 409, test centuries 1, first-class runs 14570, first-class centuries 31.
Immediately ahead sits Alan Butcher on 82.1, a gap of 0.2 points. Directly behind is Bill Brown on 81.8. 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.
Fred Bakewell GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Bakewell stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full Cricket cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1933. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 8 years of competition and 9 recorded seasons. Scored 74/100.
- Honours76/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 76/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Bakewell comparisons
Fred Bakewell — frequently asked
- Is Fred Bakewell the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Fred Bakewell ranks 241st in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 81.9, behind Don Bradman on 96.8.
- What is Fred Bakewell's GOAT Score?
- 81.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 76 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Fred Bakewell rank all time?
- 1902nd of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 241st within Cricket.
- Fred Bakewell vs Alan Butcher: who ranks higher?
- Alan Butcher, on 82.1 against Fred Bakewell's 81.9 — a margin of 0.2 points.