Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 100
- Longevity
- 82
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 10 | |
| 1949 | 14 | |
| 1950 | 18 | |
| 1951 | 20 | |
| 1952 | 24 | |
| 1953 | 28 | |
| 1954 | 32 | |
| 1955 | 36 | |
| 1956 | 46 | |
| 1957 | 30 | |
| 1958 | 24 | |
| 1959 | 18 | |
| 1960 | 12 | |
| 1961 | 8 |
Data sources
- ESPNcricinfo
- ICC
- Wisden Almanack
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Jim Laker ranks #40 in Cricket
Jim Laker ranks #40 in Cricket and #571 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 89.6/100.
The verified career covers 1946–1965 and 14 documented seasons. Peak is 100/100, with Peak the strongest category at 100/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Wickets in the 1956 Old Trafford Test 19, Test wickets 193, Test bowling average 21.24, First-class wickets 1944.
Nearest context: ahead Sarah Taylor (89.6); behind Malcolm Marshall (89.5). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Jim Laker GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak100/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 100/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 82/100, 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.
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Jim Laker — frequently asked
- Is Jim Laker the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Jim Laker ranks #40 in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 89.6/100, behind Don Bradman (96.8).
- What is Jim Laker's GOAT Score?
- 89.6/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 100 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 96 (15%).
- Where does Jim Laker rank all time?
- #571 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #40 in Cricket.
- Jim Laker vs Sarah Taylor: who ranks higher?
- Jim Laker ranks higher at 89.6 versus Sarah Taylor at 89.6, a margin of 0.0 points.