Test runs
8,032
Test wickets
235
Test centuries
26
Test average
57.8
Six sixes in an over
1
Test catches
109
Category profile
- Dominance
- 92
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 88
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 45 | |
| 1956 | 50 | |
| 1957 | 58 | |
| 1958 | 62 | |
| 1959 | 66 | |
| 1960 | 70 | |
| 1961 | 58 | |
| 1962 | 62 | |
| 1963 | 55 | |
| 1964 | 60 | |
| 1965 | 52 | |
| 1966 | 48 | |
| 1967 | 44 | |
| 1968 | 40 |
Data sources
- ICC
- ESPNcricinfo
- Olympics.com
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Garfield Sobers ranks #9 in Cricket
Garfield Sobers ranks #9 in Cricket and #347 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 91.1/100.
The verified career covers 1953–1974 and 14 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Test runs 8032, Test wickets 235, Test centuries 26, Test average 57.78.
Nearest context: ahead Clive Lloyd (91.7); behind Len Hutton (90.9). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Garfield Sobers GOAT Score explained
- Dominance92/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
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Garfield Sobers — frequently asked
- Is Garfield Sobers the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Garfield Sobers ranks #9 in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 91.1/100, behind Don Bradman (96.8).
- What is Garfield Sobers's GOAT Score?
- 91.1/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 92 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%).
- Where does Garfield Sobers rank all time?
- #347 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #9 in Cricket.
- Garfield Sobers vs Clive Lloyd: who ranks higher?
- Clive Lloyd ranks higher at 91.7 versus Garfield Sobers at 91.1, a margin of 0.6 points.