Test wickets
309
Test bowling average
29.1
Tests played
79
Five-wicket hauls
18
First-class wickets
1,024
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 84
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 6 | |
| 1959 | 12 | |
| 1960 | 24 | |
| 1961 | 26 | |
| 1962 | 22 | |
| 1963 | 20 | |
| 1964 | 18 | |
| 1965 | 24 | |
| 1966 | 27 | |
| 1967 | 22 | |
| 1968 | 20 | |
| 1969 | 19 | |
| 1970 | 18 | |
| 1971 | 16 | |
| 1972 | 14 | |
| 1973 | 12 | |
| 1974 | 9 |
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 Lance Gibbs ranks #48 in Cricket
Lance Gibbs ranks #48 in Cricket and #691 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 88.8/100.
The verified career covers 1953–1976 and 17 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Statistics the strongest category at 94/100 (15% weight). Key metrics: Test wickets 309, Test bowling average 29.09, Tests played 79, Five-wicket hauls 18.
Nearest context: ahead Brian Lara (88.8); behind Graeme Smith (88.8). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Lance Gibbs GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Gibbs comparisons
Lance Gibbs — frequently asked
- Is Lance Gibbs the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Lance Gibbs ranks #48 in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 88.8/100, behind Don Bradman (96.8).
- What is Lance Gibbs's GOAT Score?
- 88.8/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%).
- Where does Lance Gibbs rank all time?
- #691 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #48 in Cricket.
- Lance Gibbs vs Brian Lara: who ranks higher?
- Lance Gibbs ranks higher at 88.8 versus Brian Lara at 88.8, a margin of 0.0 points.