Test wickets
563
ODI wickets
381
World Cups
3
Five-wicket hauls
29
Test bowling average
21.6
World Cup wickets
71
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 92
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 30 | |
| 1995 | 42 | |
| 1996 | 50 | |
| 1997 | 56 | |
| 1998 | 60 | |
| 1999 | 52 | |
| 2000 | 48 | |
| 2001 | 55 | |
| 2002 | 58 | |
| 2003 | 46 | |
| 2004 | 40 | |
| 2005 | 34 | |
| 2006 | 28 |
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 Glenn McGrath ranks #99 in Cricket
Glenn McGrath ranks #99 in Cricket and #960 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 87.3/100.
The verified career covers 1992–2007 and 13 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Statistics the strongest category at 92/100 (15% weight). Key metrics: Test wickets 563, ODI wickets 381, World Cups 3, Five-wicket hauls 29.
Nearest context: ahead David Gower (87.4); behind Sunil Gavaskar (87.3). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Glenn McGrath GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
Top McGrath comparisons
Glenn McGrath — frequently asked
- Is Glenn McGrath the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Glenn McGrath ranks #99 in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 87.3/100, behind Don Bradman (96.8).
- What is Glenn McGrath's GOAT Score?
- 87.3/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Glenn McGrath rank all time?
- #960 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #99 in Cricket.
- Glenn McGrath vs David Gower: who ranks higher?
- David Gower ranks higher at 87.4 versus Glenn McGrath at 87.3, a margin of 0.1 points.