Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Centuries per year
| Season | Centuries per year | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 35 | |
| 1953 | 43 | |
| 1954 | 50 | |
| 1955 | 58 | |
| 1956 | 66 | |
| 1957 | 73 | |
| 1958 | 81 | |
| 1959 | 88 | |
| 1960 | 96 | |
| 1961 | 81 | |
| 1962 | 66 | |
| 1963 | 50 | |
| 1964 | 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 Richie Benaud ranks #145 in Cricket
Richie Benaud ranks 145th among Cricket athletes on GOAT Rank and 1129th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 92, Longevity 80, Honours 86, 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 1952–1964 with 13 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1960, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes test wickets 248, test runs 2201, tests as captain 28, five-wicket hauls 16.
Immediately ahead sits Dane van Niekerk on 85.9, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Alec Bedser on 85.8. 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.
Richie Benaud GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Benaud stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full Cricket cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1960. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 12 years of competition and 13 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
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Richie Benaud — frequently asked
- Is Richie Benaud the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Richie Benaud ranks 145th in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 85.8, behind Don Bradman on 96.8.
- What is Richie Benaud's GOAT Score?
- 85.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Richie Benaud rank all time?
- 1129th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 145th within Cricket.
- Richie Benaud vs Dane van Niekerk: who ranks higher?
- Dane van Niekerk, on 85.9 against Richie Benaud's 85.8 — a margin of 0.1 points.