Category profile
- Dominance
- 76
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 74
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Centuries per year
| Season | Centuries per year | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 45 | |
| 1964 | 50 | |
| 1965 | 55 | |
| 1966 | 61 | |
| 1967 | 66 | |
| 1968 | 71 | |
| 1969 | 76 | |
| 1970 | 82 | |
| 1971 | 87 | |
| 1972 | 92 | |
| 1973 | 86 | |
| 1974 | 81 | |
| 1975 | 75 | |
| 1976 | 69 | |
| 1977 | 64 | |
| 1978 | 58 | |
| 1979 | 52 | |
| 1980 | 46 | |
| 1981 | 41 | |
| 1982 | 35 |
Data sources
- ESPNcricinfo statsguru
- ICC official records
- Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Geoff Arnold ranks #251 in Cricket
Geoff Arnold ranks 251st among Cricket athletes on GOAT Rank and 2039th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 76, Peak 86, Longevity 84, Honours 74, 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 1963–1982 with 20 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1972, which sets the Peak component at 86. Statistics is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 15% of the final score. The underlying career record includes test wickets 115, first-class wickets 1130, test average 28, five-wicket hauls in tests 6.
Immediately ahead sits Mark Alleyne on 81.6, a gap of 0.3 points. Directly behind is Ted Dexter on 81.2. 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.
Geoff Arnold GOAT Score explained
- Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Arnold stood above the field while competing. Scored 76/100 against the full Cricket cohort.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1972. Scored 86/100.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 19 years of competition and 20 recorded seasons. Scored 84/100.
- Honours74/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 74/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Arnold comparisons
Geoff Arnold — frequently asked
- Is Geoff Arnold the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Geoff Arnold ranks 251st in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 81.3, behind Don Bradman on 96.8.
- What is Geoff Arnold's GOAT Score?
- 81.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 74 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Geoff Arnold rank all time?
- 2039th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 251st within Cricket.
- Geoff Arnold vs Mark Alleyne: who ranks higher?
- Mark Alleyne, on 81.6 against Geoff Arnold's 81.3 — a margin of 0.3 points.