Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Centuries per year
| Season | Centuries per year | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1879 | 45 | |
| 1880 | 50 | |
| 1881 | 55 | |
| 1882 | 60 | |
| 1883 | 65 | |
| 1884 | 70 | |
| 1885 | 75 | |
| 1886 | 80 | |
| 1887 | 85 | |
| 1888 | 90 | |
| 1889 | 95 | |
| 1890 | 90 | |
| 1891 | 85 | |
| 1892 | 80 | |
| 1893 | 75 | |
| 1894 | 70 | |
| 1895 | 65 | |
| 1896 | 60 | |
| 1897 | 55 | |
| 1898 | 50 | |
| 1899 | 45 | |
| 1900 | 40 |
Data sources
- ESPNcricinfo statsguru
- ICC official records
- Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Johnny Briggs ranks #77 in Cricket
Johnny Briggs ranks 77th among Cricket athletes on GOAT Rank and 766th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 88.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 92, Longevity 88, Honours 84, Statistics 92. 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 1879–1900 with 22 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1889, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak 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 test wickets 118, first-class wickets 2221, test hat-tricks 1, best test figures 15.
Immediately ahead sits Ross Taylor on 88.1, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Courtney Walsh on 88.0. 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.
Johnny Briggs GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Briggs stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full Cricket cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1889. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 21 years of competition and 22 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.
Top Briggs comparisons
Johnny Briggs — frequently asked
- Is Johnny Briggs the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Johnny Briggs ranks 77th in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 88.1, behind Don Bradman on 96.8.
- What is Johnny Briggs's GOAT Score?
- 88.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Johnny Briggs rank all time?
- 766th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 77th within Cricket.
- Johnny Briggs vs Ross Taylor: who ranks higher?
- Johnny Briggs, on 88.1 against Ross Taylor's 88.1 — a margin of 0.0 points.