Test runs
8,625
Test centuries
30
Highest Test score
380
World Cup titles
2
Test average
50.7
Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 96
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 90
- Statistics
- 96
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Matthew Hayden ranks #24 in Cricket
Matthew Hayden ranks #24 in Cricket and #449 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 90.4/100.
The verified career covers 1991–2009 and 15 documented seasons. Peak is 96/100, with Peak the strongest category at 96/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Test runs 8625, Test centuries 30, Highest Test score 380, World Cup titles 2.
Nearest context: ahead Cathryn Fitzpatrick (90.5); behind Virender Sehwag (90.4). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Matthew Hayden GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak96/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics96/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Hayden comparisons
Matthew Hayden — frequently asked
- Is Matthew Hayden the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Matthew Hayden ranks #24 in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 90.4/100, behind Don Bradman (96.8).
- What is Matthew Hayden's GOAT Score?
- 90.4/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 96 (15%).
- Where does Matthew Hayden rank all time?
- #449 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #24 in Cricket.
- Matthew Hayden vs Cathryn Fitzpatrick: who ranks higher?
- Cathryn Fitzpatrick ranks higher at 90.5 versus Matthew Hayden at 90.4, a margin of 0.1 points.