Category profile
- Dominance
- 66
- Peak
- 84
- Longevity
- 92
- Honours
- 66
- Statistics
- 86
Career timeline · Centuries per year
| Season | Centuries per year | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 20 | |
| 1976 | 35 | |
| 1977 | 50 | |
| 1978 | 60 | |
| 1979 | 70 | |
| 1980 | 80 | |
| 1981 | 75 | |
| 1982 | 60 | |
| 1983 | 55 | |
| 1984 | 50 | |
| 1985 | 65 | |
| 1986 | 70 | |
| 1987 | 85 | |
| 1988 | 90 | |
| 1989 | 70 | |
| 1990 | 60 | |
| 1991 | 55 | |
| 1992 | 45 | |
| 1993 | 40 | |
| 1994 | 30 | |
| 1995 | 20 |
Data sources
- ESPNcricinfo
- ICC records
- Wisden Almanack
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why John Childs ranks #161 in Cricket
John Childs ranks 161st among Cricket athletes on GOAT Rank and 1549th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 77.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 66, Peak 84, Longevity 92, Honours 66, Statistics 86. Those categories are normalised against the full Cricket reference universe of 297 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1975–1996 with 21 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1988, which sets the Peak component at 84. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes first-class wickets 1108, tests played 2, county championship titles 2, career years 22.
Immediately ahead sits Phillip DeFreitas on 79.1, a gap of 1.3 points. Directly behind is Willis Cuttell on 77.5. 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.
John Childs GOAT Score explained
- Dominance66/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Childs stood above the field while competing. Scored 66/100 against the full Cricket cohort.
- Peak84/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1988. Scored 84/100.
- Longevity92/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 21 years of competition and 21 recorded seasons. Scored 92/100.
- Honours66/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 66/100.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.
Top Childs comparisons
John Childs — frequently asked
- Is John Childs the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. John Childs ranks 161st in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 77.8, behind Don Bradman on 96.8.
- What is John Childs's GOAT Score?
- 77.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 66 (25%), Peak 84 (20%), Longevity 92 (20%), Honours 66 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does John Childs rank all time?
- 1549th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 161st within Cricket.
- John Childs vs Phillip DeFreitas: who ranks higher?
- Phillip DeFreitas, on 79.1 against John Childs's 77.8 — a margin of 1.3 points.