Category profile
- Dominance
- 72
- Peak
- 84
- Longevity
- 94
- Honours
- 66
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Centuries per year
| Season | Centuries per year | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 900 | |
| 1981 | 1100 | |
| 1982 | 1300 | |
| 1983 | 1400 | |
| 1984 | 1500 | |
| 1985 | 1600 | |
| 1986 | 1550 | |
| 1987 | 1400 | |
| 1988 | 1300 | |
| 1989 | 1200 | |
| 1990 | 1100 | |
| 1991 | 1000 | |
| 1992 | 950 | |
| 1993 | 900 | |
| 1994 | 850 | |
| 1995 | 800 | |
| 1996 | 750 | |
| 1997 | 700 | |
| 1998 | 650 |
Data sources
- ICC
- ESPNcricinfo
- Wisden
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Kim Barnett ranks #155 in Cricket
Kim Barnett ranks 155th among Cricket athletes on GOAT Rank and 1240th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 80.6 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 72, Peak 84, Longevity 94, Honours 66, Statistics 92. 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 1979–2005 with 19 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1985, which sets the Peak component at 84. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes first-class runs 28593, first-class centuries 61, tests played 4, seasons played 26.
Immediately ahead sits Umar Gul on 80.9, a gap of 0.3 points. Directly behind is Jack Crawford on 80.1. 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.
Kim Barnett GOAT Score explained
- Dominance72/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Barnett stood above the field while competing. Scored 72/100 against the full Cricket cohort.
- Peak84/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1985. Scored 84/100.
- Longevity94/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 26 years of competition and 19 recorded seasons. Scored 94/100.
- Honours66/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 66/100.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.
Top Barnett comparisons
Kim Barnett — frequently asked
- Is Kim Barnett the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Kim Barnett ranks 155th in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 80.6, behind Don Bradman on 96.8.
- What is Kim Barnett's GOAT Score?
- 80.6 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 72 (25%), Peak 84 (20%), Longevity 94 (20%), Honours 66 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Kim Barnett rank all time?
- 1240th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 155th within Cricket.
- Kim Barnett vs Umar Gul: who ranks higher?
- Umar Gul, on 80.9 against Kim Barnett's 80.6 — a margin of 0.3 points.