Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Centuries per year
| Season | Centuries per year | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 30 | |
| 2000 | 42 | |
| 2001 | 56 | |
| 2002 | 72 | |
| 2003 | 60 | |
| 2004 | 52 | |
| 2005 | 58 | |
| 2006 | 44 | |
| 2007 | 40 | |
| 2008 | 34 | |
| 2009 | 26 |
Data sources
- ESPNcricinfo
- ICC
- Wisden Almanack
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Michael Vaughan ranks #123 in Cricket
Michael Vaughan ranks 123rd among Cricket athletes on GOAT Rank and 725th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 94, Longevity 82, Honours 82, Statistics 92. 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 1993–2009 with 11 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2002, which sets the Peak component at 94. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes ashes series won as captain 1, test wins as captain 26, test runs 5719, test centuries 18.
Immediately ahead sits Mignon du Preez on 85.4, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Mushfiqur Rahim on 85.2. 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.
Michael Vaughan GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Vaughan stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full Cricket cohort.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2002. Scored 94/100.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 16 years of competition and 11 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.
Top Vaughan comparisons
Michael Vaughan — frequently asked
- Is Michael Vaughan the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Michael Vaughan ranks 123rd in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 85.4, behind Don Bradman on 96.8.
- What is Michael Vaughan's GOAT Score?
- 85.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Michael Vaughan rank all time?
- 725th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 123rd within Cricket.
- Michael Vaughan vs Mignon du Preez: who ranks higher?
- Michael Vaughan, on 85.4 against Mignon du Preez's 85.4 — a margin of 0.0 points.