Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 76
- Statistics
- 96
Career timeline · Centuries per year
| Season | Centuries per year | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 45 | |
| 1973 | 48 | |
| 1974 | 52 | |
| 1975 | 55 | |
| 1976 | 58 | |
| 1977 | 62 | |
| 1978 | 65 | |
| 1979 | 68 | |
| 1980 | 72 | |
| 1981 | 75 | |
| 1982 | 78 | |
| 1983 | 82 | |
| 1984 | 85 | |
| 1985 | 88 | |
| 1986 | 92 | |
| 1987 | 95 | |
| 1988 | 87 | |
| 1989 | 79 | |
| 1990 | 71 | |
| 1991 | 64 | |
| 1992 | 56 | |
| 1993 | 48 | |
| 1994 | 40 |
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 Jimmy Cook ranks #119 in Cricket
Jimmy Cook ranks 119th among Cricket athletes on GOAT Rank and 958th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 87.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 92, Longevity 90, Honours 76, Statistics 96. 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 1972–1994 with 23 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1987, which sets the Peak component at 92. Statistics is the defining strength of the profile at 96 out of 100, and it carries 15% of the final score. The underlying career record includes first-class runs 21143, first-class centuries 64, runs in the 1991 county season 2755, tests played 3.
Immediately ahead sits David Denton on 87.0, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Laura Wolvaardt on 86.8. 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.
Jimmy Cook GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Cook stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full Cricket cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1987. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 22 years of competition and 23 recorded seasons. Scored 90/100.
- Honours76/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 76/100.
- Statistics96/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 96/100.
Top Cook comparisons
Jimmy Cook — frequently asked
- Is Jimmy Cook the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Jimmy Cook ranks 119th in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 87.0, behind Don Bradman on 96.8.
- What is Jimmy Cook's GOAT Score?
- 87.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 76 (20%), Statistics 96 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Jimmy Cook rank all time?
- 958th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 119th within Cricket.
- Jimmy Cook vs David Denton: who ranks higher?
- Jimmy Cook, on 87.0 against David Denton's 87.0 — a margin of 0.0 points.