GGOATRANK
🇬🇧
Cricket · All-rounder · England

Johnny Douglas

1901–1930 · Olympic middleweight boxing champion who also captained England at cricket.

Retired
Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
85.3
Cultural & brand footprint 52/100 · total legacy 77.7
Olympic boxing gold medals
1
Tests as captain
18
First-class wickets
1,893
First-class runs
24,531
Test wickets
45

Category profile

Dominance
80
Peak
90
Longevity
86
Honours
86
Statistics
86

Career timeline · Centuries per year

SeasonCenturies per yearShare of career
190145
190250
190355
190460
190565
190670
190774
190879
190984
191089
191194
191291
191388
191485
191583
191680
191777
191874
191971
192068
192166
192263
192360
192457
192554
192651
192749
192846
192943
193040

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 Douglas ranks #166 in Cricket

Johnny Douglas ranks 166th among Cricket athletes on GOAT Rank and 1234th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 90, Longevity 86, Honours 86, Statistics 86. 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 1901–1930 with 30 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1911, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes olympic boxing gold medals 1, tests as captain 18, first-class wickets 1893, first-class runs 24531.

Immediately ahead sits Trevor Bailey on 85.3, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Bill Alley on 85.3. 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 Douglas GOAT Score explained

Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Douglas stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full Cricket cohort.
Peak90/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1911. Scored 90/100.
Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 29 years of competition and 30 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
Honours86/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.

Johnny Douglas — frequently asked

Is Johnny Douglas the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Johnny Douglas ranks 166th in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 85.3, behind Don Bradman on 96.8.
What is Johnny Douglas's GOAT Score?
85.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Johnny Douglas rank all time?
1234th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 166th within Cricket.
Johnny Douglas vs Trevor Bailey: who ranks higher?
Johnny Douglas, on 85.3 against Trevor Bailey's 85.3 — a margin of 0.0 points.
Compare with Bradman