Test runs
13,378
ODI runs
13,704
World Cups
3
Test centuries
41
Test average
51.9
Test wins as captain
48
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 89
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 42 | |
| 1997 | 45 | |
| 1998 | 50 | |
| 1999 | 55 | |
| 2000 | 48 | |
| 2001 | 58 | |
| 2002 | 62 | |
| 2003 | 68 | |
| 2004 | 60 | |
| 2005 | 55 | |
| 2006 | 52 | |
| 2007 | 48 | |
| 2008 | 45 | |
| 2009 | 42 | |
| 2010 | 38 | |
| 2011 | 36 | |
| 2012 | 34 | |
| 2013 | 32 |
Data sources
- ICC
- ESPNcricinfo
- Olympics.com
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Ricky Ponting ranks #54 in Cricket
Ricky Ponting ranks #54 in Cricket and #708 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 88.7/100.
The verified career covers 1992–2013 and 18 documented seasons. Peak is 89/100, with Statistics the strongest category at 92/100 (15% weight). Key metrics: Test runs 13378, ODI runs 13704, World Cups 3, Test centuries 41.
Nearest context: ahead Bobby Abel (88.8); behind Meg Lanning (88.7). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Ricky Ponting GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak89/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 89/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Ponting comparisons
Ricky Ponting — frequently asked
- Is Ricky Ponting the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Ricky Ponting ranks #54 in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 88.7/100, behind Don Bradman (96.8).
- What is Ricky Ponting's GOAT Score?
- 88.7/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 89 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Ricky Ponting rank all time?
- #708 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #54 in Cricket.
- Ricky Ponting vs Bobby Abel: who ranks higher?
- Bobby Abel ranks higher at 88.8 versus Ricky Ponting at 88.7, a margin of 0.1 points.