Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 96
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 90
- Statistics
- 96
Career timeline · Centuries per year
| Season | Centuries per year | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 28 | |
| 1995 | 25 | |
| 1996 | 30 | |
| 1997 | 38 | |
| 1998 | 46 | |
| 1999 | 52 | |
| 2000 | 68 | |
| 2001 | 58 | |
| 2002 | 54 | |
| 2003 | 50 | |
| 2004 | 48 | |
| 2005 | 44 | |
| 2006 | 40 | |
| 2007 | 36 | |
| 2008 | 30 |
Data sources
- ESPNcricinfo
- ICC
- Wisden Almanack
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Matthew Hayden ranks #22 in Cricket
Matthew Hayden ranks 22nd among Cricket athletes on GOAT Rank and 212th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 90.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 88, Peak 96, Longevity 84, Honours 90, Statistics 96. 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 1991–2009 with 15 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2000, which sets the Peak component at 96. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 96 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes test runs 8625, test centuries 30, highest test score 380, world cup titles 2.
Immediately ahead sits Cathryn Fitzpatrick on 90.5, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Virender Sehwag on 90.4. 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.
Matthew Hayden GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Hayden stood above the field while competing. Scored 88/100 against the full Cricket cohort.
- Peak96/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2000. Scored 96/100.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 18 years of competition and 15 recorded seasons. Scored 84/100.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 90/100.
- Statistics96/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 96/100.
Top Hayden comparisons
Matthew Hayden — frequently asked
- Is Matthew Hayden the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Matthew Hayden ranks 22nd in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 90.4, behind Don Bradman on 96.8.
- What is Matthew Hayden's GOAT Score?
- 90.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 96 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Matthew Hayden rank all time?
- 212th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 22nd within Cricket.
- Matthew Hayden vs Cathryn Fitzpatrick: who ranks higher?
- Cathryn Fitzpatrick, on 90.5 against Matthew Hayden's 90.4 — a margin of 0.1 points.