Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 82
Career timeline · Centuries per year
| Season | Centuries per year | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 45 | |
| 1921 | 52 | |
| 1922 | 59 | |
| 1923 | 66 | |
| 1924 | 73 | |
| 1925 | 80 | |
| 1926 | 87 | |
| 1927 | 94 | |
| 1928 | 89 | |
| 1929 | 84 | |
| 1930 | 79 | |
| 1931 | 74 | |
| 1932 | 69 | |
| 1933 | 65 | |
| 1934 | 60 | |
| 1935 | 55 | |
| 1936 | 50 | |
| 1937 | 45 | |
| 1938 | 40 | |
| 1939 | 35 |
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 Percy Chapman ranks #235 in Cricket
Percy Chapman ranks 235th among Cricket athletes on GOAT Rank and 1827th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 82.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 88, Longevity 78, 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 1920–1939 with 20 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1927, 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 ashes series won as captain 2, tests as captain 17, tests won as captain 9, first-class runs 16309.
Immediately ahead sits Learie Constantine on 82.2, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Jeremy Coney on 82.2. 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.
Percy Chapman GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Chapman 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 1927. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 19 years of competition and 20 recorded seasons. Scored 78/100.
- 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.
Top Chapman comparisons
Percy Chapman — frequently asked
- Is Percy Chapman the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Percy Chapman ranks 235th in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 82.2, behind Don Bradman on 96.8.
- What is Percy Chapman's GOAT Score?
- 82.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Percy Chapman rank all time?
- 1827th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 235th within Cricket.
- Percy Chapman vs Learie Constantine: who ranks higher?
- Percy Chapman, on 82.2 against Learie Constantine's 82.2 — a margin of 0.0 points.