Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Centuries per year
| Season | Centuries per year | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 45 | |
| 1937 | 51 | |
| 1938 | 58 | |
| 1939 | 64 | |
| 1940 | 70 | |
| 1941 | 76 | |
| 1942 | 83 | |
| 1943 | 89 | |
| 1944 | 95 | |
| 1945 | 92 | |
| 1946 | 89 | |
| 1947 | 85 | |
| 1948 | 82 | |
| 1949 | 79 | |
| 1950 | 76 | |
| 1951 | 72 | |
| 1952 | 69 | |
| 1953 | 66 | |
| 1954 | 63 | |
| 1955 | 59 | |
| 1956 | 56 | |
| 1957 | 53 | |
| 1958 | 50 | |
| 1959 | 46 | |
| 1960 | 43 | |
| 1961 | 40 |
Data sources
- ESPNcricinfo statsguru
- ICC official records
- Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Martin Donnelly ranks #220 in Cricket
Martin Donnelly ranks 220th among Cricket athletes on GOAT Rank and 1629th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 83.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 92, Longevity 78, Honours 78, Statistics 90. 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 1936–1961 with 26 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1944, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes test average 52, highest test score 206, first-class runs 9250, first-class centuries 23.
Immediately ahead sits Keith Boyce on 83.1, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Dennis Brookes on 83.1. 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.
Martin Donnelly GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Donnelly stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full Cricket cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1944. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 25 years of competition and 26 recorded seasons. Scored 78/100.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
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Martin Donnelly — frequently asked
- Is Martin Donnelly the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Martin Donnelly ranks 220th in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 83.1, behind Don Bradman on 96.8.
- What is Martin Donnelly's GOAT Score?
- 83.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Martin Donnelly rank all time?
- 1629th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 220th within Cricket.
- Martin Donnelly vs Keith Boyce: who ranks higher?
- Martin Donnelly, on 83.1 against Keith Boyce's 83.1 — a margin of 0.0 points.