Category profile
- Dominance
- 92
- Peak
- 96
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 96
Career timeline · Centuries per year
| Season | Centuries per year | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 70 | |
| 1931 | 65 | |
| 1932 | 80 | |
| 1933 | 75 | |
| 1934 | 60 | |
| 1935 | 55 | |
| 1936 | 50 | |
| 1937 | 45 | |
| 1938 | 40 | |
| 1939 | 35 |
Data sources
- ICC
- ESPNcricinfo
- Wisden
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why George Headley ranks #17 in Cricket
George Headley ranks 17th among Cricket athletes on GOAT Rank and 197th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 90.6 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 92, Peak 96, Longevity 84, Honours 86, Statistics 96. Those categories are normalised against the full Cricket reference universe of 297 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1927–1954 with 10 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1932, which sets the Peak component at 96. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 96 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes test batting average 60.83, test centuries 10, test runs 2190, first-class average 69.86.
Immediately ahead sits Jack Hobbs on 90.6, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Allan Border on 90.5. 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.
George Headley GOAT Score explained
- Dominance92/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Headley stood above the field while competing. Scored 92/100 against the full Cricket cohort.
- Peak96/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1932. Scored 96/100.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 27 years of competition and 10 recorded seasons. Scored 84/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics96/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 96/100.
Top Headley comparisons
George Headley — frequently asked
- Is George Headley the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. George Headley ranks 17th in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 90.6, behind Don Bradman on 96.8.
- What is George Headley's GOAT Score?
- 90.6 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 92 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 96 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does George Headley rank all time?
- 197th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 17th within Cricket.
- George Headley vs Jack Hobbs: who ranks higher?
- George Headley, on 90.6 against Jack Hobbs's 90.6 — a margin of 0.0 points.