GGOATRANK
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Cricket · Opening batter · United Kingdom

Nick Compton

2001–2018 · Scored two Test centuries in New Zealand in 2013.

Retired
Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
79.6
Cultural & brand footprint 52/100 · total legacy 73.6
Test runs
775
Test centuries
2
First-class runs
12,963
First-class centuries
26
Tests played
16

Category profile

Dominance
72
Peak
86
Longevity
84
Honours
72
Statistics
88

Career timeline · Centuries per year

SeasonCenturies per yearShare of career
200145
200249
200354
200458
200562
200666
200771
200875
200979
201083
201188
201292
201383
201475
201566
201657
201749
201840

Data sources

  • ESPNcricinfo statsguru
  • Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
  • ICC official records

Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method

Why Nick Compton ranks #267 in Cricket

Nick Compton ranks 267th among Cricket athletes on GOAT Rank and 2415th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 79.6 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 72, Peak 86, Longevity 84, Honours 72, Statistics 88. 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 2001–2018 with 18 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2012, which sets the Peak component at 86. Statistics is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 15% of the final score. The underlying career record includes test runs 775, test centuries 2, first-class runs 12963, first-class centuries 26.

Immediately ahead sits Dale Benkenstein on 80.0, a gap of 0.4 points. Directly behind is Major Booth on 79.5. 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.

Nick Compton GOAT Score explained

Dominance72/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Compton stood above the field while competing. Scored 72/100 against the full Cricket cohort.
Peak86/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2012. Scored 86/100.
Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 17 years of competition and 18 recorded seasons. Scored 84/100.
Honours72/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 72/100.
Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.

Nick Compton — frequently asked

Is Nick Compton the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Nick Compton ranks 267th in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 79.6, behind Don Bradman on 96.8.
What is Nick Compton's GOAT Score?
79.6 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 72 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 72 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Nick Compton rank all time?
2415th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 267th within Cricket.
Nick Compton vs Dale Benkenstein: who ranks higher?
Dale Benkenstein, on 80.0 against Nick Compton's 79.6 — a margin of 0.4 points.
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