Test wickets
704
Tests played
188
Five-wicket hauls
32
ODI wickets
269
Bowling average
26
Category profile
- Dominance
- 90
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 98
- Honours
- 88
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 30 | |
| 2003 | 36 | |
| 2004 | 41 | |
| 2005 | 47 | |
| 2006 | 52 | |
| 2007 | 58 | |
| 2008 | 63 | |
| 2009 | 69 | |
| 2010 | 74 | |
| 2011 | 80 | |
| 2012 | 85 | |
| 2013 | 91 | |
| 2014 | 96 | |
| 2015 | 91 | |
| 2016 | 86 | |
| 2017 | 81 | |
| 2018 | 76 | |
| 2019 | 71 | |
| 2020 | 65 | |
| 2021 | 60 | |
| 2022 | 55 | |
| 2023 | 50 | |
| 2024 | 45 |
Data sources
- ESPNcricinfo Statsguru
- ICC official records
- Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why James Anderson ranks #5 in Cricket
James Anderson ranks #5 in Cricket and #189 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 92.9/100.
The verified career covers 2002–2024 and 23 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Longevity the strongest category at 98/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Test wickets 704, Tests played 188, Five-wicket hauls 32, ODI wickets 269.
Nearest context: ahead Wally Hammond (93.0); behind Garry Sobers (92.7). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
James Anderson GOAT Score explained
- Dominance90/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity98/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 98/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics96/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Anderson comparisons
James Anderson — frequently asked
- Is James Anderson the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, James Anderson ranks #5 in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 92.9/100, behind Don Bradman (96.8).
- What is James Anderson's GOAT Score?
- 92.9/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 90 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 98 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 96 (15%).
- Where does James Anderson rank all time?
- #189 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #5 in Cricket.
- James Anderson vs Wally Hammond: who ranks higher?
- Wally Hammond ranks higher at 93.0 versus James Anderson at 92.9, a margin of 0.1 points.