Test runs
8,181
Test centuries
23
T20 World Cup titles
1
Ashes series won
3
Test average
47.3
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 96
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 56 | |
| 2006 | 48 | |
| 2007 | 52 | |
| 2008 | 50 | |
| 2009 | 42 | |
| 2010 | 46 | |
| 2011 | 54 | |
| 2012 | 48 | |
| 2013 | 40 | |
| 2014 | 32 |
Data sources
- ESPNcricinfo
- ICC
- Wisden Almanack
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Kevin Pietersen ranks #64 in Cricket
Kevin Pietersen ranks #64 in Cricket and #762 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 88.4/100.
The verified career covers 2001–2018 and 10 documented seasons. Peak is 96/100, with Peak the strongest category at 96/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Test runs 8181, Test centuries 23, T20 World Cup titles 1, Ashes series won 3.
Nearest context: ahead Harbhajan Singh (88.4); behind Enid Bakewell (88.4). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Kevin Pietersen GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak96/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Pietersen comparisons
Kevin Pietersen — frequently asked
- Is Kevin Pietersen the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Kevin Pietersen ranks #64 in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 88.4/100, behind Don Bradman (96.8).
- What is Kevin Pietersen's GOAT Score?
- 88.4/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%).
- Where does Kevin Pietersen rank all time?
- #762 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #64 in Cricket.
- Kevin Pietersen vs Harbhajan Singh: who ranks higher?
- Kevin Pietersen ranks higher at 88.4 versus Harbhajan Singh at 88.4, a margin of 0.0 points.