Test wickets
307
First-class wickets
2,304
Test bowling average
21.6
Five-wicket hauls
17
Test matches
67
Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 94
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 29 | |
| 1953 | 9 | |
| 1954 | 10 | |
| 1955 | 15 | |
| 1956 | 22 | |
| 1957 | 34 | |
| 1958 | 24 | |
| 1959 | 32 | |
| 1960 | 27 | |
| 1961 | 34 | |
| 1962 | 37 | |
| 1963 | 34 |
Data sources
- ICC
- ESPNcricinfo
- Wisden
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Fred Trueman ranks #30 in Cricket
Fred Trueman ranks #30 in Cricket and #494 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 90.1/100.
The verified career covers 1949–1969 and 12 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Test wickets 307, First-class wickets 2304, Test bowling average 21.6, Five-wicket hauls 17.
Nearest context: ahead Rachael Heyhoe Flint (90.2); behind Younis Khan (90.0). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Fred Trueman 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.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Trueman comparisons
Fred Trueman — frequently asked
- Is Fred Trueman the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Fred Trueman ranks #30 in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 90.1/100, behind Don Bradman (96.8).
- What is Fred Trueman's GOAT Score?
- 90.1/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%).
- Where does Fred Trueman rank all time?
- #494 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #30 in Cricket.
- Fred Trueman vs Rachael Heyhoe Flint: who ranks higher?
- Rachael Heyhoe Flint ranks higher at 90.2 versus Fred Trueman at 90.1, a margin of 0.1 points.