Test wickets
376
Test matches
81
Test bowling average
20.9
Five-wicket hauls
22
ODI wickets
157
Category profile
- Dominance
- 92
- Peak
- 94
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 3 | |
| 1979 | 5 | |
| 1980 | 12 | |
| 1981 | 21 | |
| 1982 | 33 | |
| 1983 | 50 | |
| 1984 | 58 | |
| 1985 | 42 | |
| 1986 | 35 | |
| 1987 | 41 | |
| 1988 | 30 | |
| 1989 | 24 | |
| 1990 | 15 | |
| 1991 | 7 |
Data sources
- ESPNcricinfo
- ICC
- Cricket Archive
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Malcolm Marshall ranks #41 in Cricket
Malcolm Marshall ranks #41 in Cricket and #587 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 89.5/100.
The verified career covers 1977–1996 and 14 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Test wickets 376, Test matches 81, Test bowling average 20.94, Five-wicket hauls 22.
Nearest context: ahead Jim Laker (89.6); behind Betty Wilson (89.4). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Malcolm Marshall GOAT Score explained
- Dominance92/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, 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 Marshall comparisons
Malcolm Marshall — frequently asked
- Is Malcolm Marshall the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Malcolm Marshall ranks #41 in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 89.5/100, behind Don Bradman (96.8).
- What is Malcolm Marshall's GOAT Score?
- 89.5/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 92 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%).
- Where does Malcolm Marshall rank all time?
- #587 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #41 in Cricket.
- Malcolm Marshall vs Jim Laker: who ranks higher?
- Jim Laker ranks higher at 89.6 versus Malcolm Marshall at 89.5, a margin of 0.1 points.