Category profile
- Dominance
- 74
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 86
Career timeline · Centuries per year
| Season | Centuries per year | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 50 | |
| 1988 | 54 | |
| 1989 | 59 | |
| 1990 | 63 | |
| 1991 | 68 | |
| 1992 | 72 | |
| 1993 | 77 | |
| 1994 | 81 | |
| 1995 | 86 | |
| 1996 | 90 | |
| 1997 | 83 | |
| 1998 | 77 | |
| 1999 | 70 | |
| 2000 | 63 | |
| 2001 | 57 | |
| 2002 | 50 |
Data sources
- ESPNcricinfo statsguru
- Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
- ICC official records
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Ian Austin ranks #256 in Cricket
Ian Austin ranks 256th among Cricket athletes on GOAT Rank and 2108th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 74, Peak 86, Longevity 84, Honours 78, Statistics 86. 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 1987–2002 with 16 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1996, which sets the Peak component at 86. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 86 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes odi appearances 9, first-class wickets 267, list a wickets 340, lord's one-day finals won 4.
Immediately ahead sits Cuthbert Burnup on 81.0, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Peter Burge on 80.9. 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.
Ian Austin GOAT Score explained
- Dominance74/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Austin stood above the field while competing. Scored 74/100 against the full Cricket cohort.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1996. Scored 86/100.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 15 years of competition and 16 recorded seasons. Scored 84/100.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.
Top Austin comparisons
Ian Austin — frequently asked
- Is Ian Austin the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Ian Austin ranks 256th in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 81.0, behind Don Bradman on 96.8.
- What is Ian Austin's GOAT Score?
- 81.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 74 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Ian Austin rank all time?
- 2108th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 256th within Cricket.
- Ian Austin vs Cuthbert Burnup: who ranks higher?
- Ian Austin, on 81.0 against Cuthbert Burnup's 81.0 — a margin of 0.0 points.