Test runs
13,289
Test wickets
292
Test centuries
45
ODI runs
11,579
Test average
55.4
ICC Player of the Year
1
Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 94
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 96
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 40 | |
| 1997 | 48 | |
| 1998 | 52 | |
| 1999 | 56 | |
| 2000 | 51 | |
| 2001 | 60 | |
| 2002 | 58 | |
| 2003 | 62 | |
| 2004 | 55 | |
| 2005 | 59 | |
| 2006 | 54 | |
| 2007 | 50 | |
| 2008 | 48 | |
| 2009 | 52 | |
| 2010 | 47 | |
| 2011 | 44 | |
| 2012 | 41 | |
| 2013 | 38 |
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 Jacques Kallis ranks #36 in Cricket
Jacques Kallis ranks #36 in Cricket and #562 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 89.6/100.
The verified career covers 1995–2014 and 18 documented seasons. Peak is 88/100, with Statistics the strongest category at 96/100 (15% weight). Key metrics: Test runs 13289, Test wickets 292, Test centuries 45, ODI runs 11579.
Nearest context: ahead Waqar Younis (89.8); behind Chris Gayle (89.6). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Jacques Kallis GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity94/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics96/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Kallis comparisons
Jacques Kallis — frequently asked
- Is Jacques Kallis the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Jacques Kallis ranks #36 in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 89.6/100, behind Don Bradman (96.8).
- What is Jacques Kallis's GOAT Score?
- 89.6/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 94 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 96 (15%).
- Where does Jacques Kallis rank all time?
- #562 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #36 in Cricket.
- Jacques Kallis vs Waqar Younis: who ranks higher?
- Waqar Younis ranks higher at 89.8 versus Jacques Kallis at 89.6, a margin of 0.2 points.