Category profile
- Dominance
- 70
- Peak
- 82
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 70
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Centuries per year
| Season | Centuries per year | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 50 | |
| 1979 | 55 | |
| 1980 | 60 | |
| 1981 | 64 | |
| 1982 | 69 | |
| 1983 | 74 | |
| 1984 | 79 | |
| 1985 | 83 | |
| 1986 | 88 | |
| 1987 | 82 | |
| 1988 | 75 | |
| 1989 | 69 | |
| 1990 | 63 | |
| 1991 | 56 | |
| 1992 | 50 |
Data sources
- ESPNcricinfo statsguru
- Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
- ICC match records
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Jonathan Agnew ranks #279 in Cricket
Jonathan Agnew ranks 279th among Cricket athletes on GOAT Rank and 2866th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 76.5 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 70, Peak 82, Longevity 80, Honours 70, Statistics 84. 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 1978–1992 with 15 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1986, which sets the Peak component at 82. Statistics is the defining strength of the profile at 84 out of 100, and it carries 15% of the final score. The underlying career record includes first-class wickets 666, test matches 3, one-day internationals 3, first-class matches 218.
Immediately ahead sits Willis Cuttell on 77.5, a gap of 1.0 points. Directly behind is Liam Dawson on 74.9. 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.
Jonathan Agnew GOAT Score explained
- Dominance70/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Agnew stood above the field while competing. Scored 70/100 against the full Cricket cohort.
- Peak82/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1986. Scored 82/100.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 14 years of competition and 15 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
- Honours70/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 70/100.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.
Top Agnew comparisons
Jonathan Agnew — frequently asked
- Is Jonathan Agnew the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Jonathan Agnew ranks 279th in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 76.5, behind Don Bradman on 96.8.
- What is Jonathan Agnew's GOAT Score?
- 76.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 70 (25%), Peak 82 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 70 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Jonathan Agnew rank all time?
- 2866th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 279th within Cricket.
- Jonathan Agnew vs Willis Cuttell: who ranks higher?
- Willis Cuttell, on 77.5 against Jonathan Agnew's 76.5 — a margin of 1.0 points.