Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 82
Career timeline · Centuries per year
| Season | Centuries per year | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 45 | |
| 1962 | 48 | |
| 1963 | 52 | |
| 1964 | 55 | |
| 1965 | 59 | |
| 1966 | 62 | |
| 1967 | 66 | |
| 1968 | 69 | |
| 1969 | 72 | |
| 1970 | 76 | |
| 1971 | 79 | |
| 1972 | 83 | |
| 1973 | 86 | |
| 1974 | 90 | |
| 1975 | 93 | |
| 1976 | 86 | |
| 1977 | 80 | |
| 1978 | 73 | |
| 1979 | 67 | |
| 1980 | 60 | |
| 1981 | 53 | |
| 1982 | 47 | |
| 1983 | 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 Mike Brearley ranks #202 in Cricket
Mike Brearley ranks 202nd among Cricket athletes on GOAT Rank and 1492nd of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 83.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 88, Longevity 86, Honours 86, Statistics 82. 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 1961–1983 with 23 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1975, which sets the Peak component at 88. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes tests as captain 31, tests won as captain 18, ashes series won as captain 3, first-class runs 25185.
Immediately ahead sits Jack Brown on 83.9, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Jofra Archer on 83.8. 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.
Mike Brearley GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Brearley stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Cricket cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1975. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 22 years of competition and 23 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.
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Mike Brearley — frequently asked
- Is Mike Brearley the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Mike Brearley ranks 202nd in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 83.8, behind Don Bradman on 96.8.
- What is Mike Brearley's GOAT Score?
- 83.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Mike Brearley rank all time?
- 1492nd of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 202nd within Cricket.
- Mike Brearley vs Jack Brown: who ranks higher?
- Jack Brown, on 83.9 against Mike Brearley's 83.8 — a margin of 0.1 points.