Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 76
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Centuries per year
| Season | Centuries per year | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 20 | |
| 1996 | 42 | |
| 1997 | 56 | |
| 1998 | 62 | |
| 1999 | 48 | |
| 2000 | 40 | |
| 2001 | 34 | |
| 2002 | 26 | |
| 2003 | 18 | |
| 2004 | 10 | |
| 2005 | 4 |
Data sources
- ESPNcricinfo
- ICC
- Wisden Almanack
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Saqlain Mushtaq ranks #130 in Cricket
Saqlain Mushtaq ranks 130th among Cricket athletes on GOAT Rank and 788th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 84.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 94, Longevity 76, Honours 80, Statistics 92. Those categories are normalised against the full Cricket reference universe of 297 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1994–2008 with 11 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1998, which sets the Peak component at 94. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes test wickets 208, odi wickets 288, fastest to 100 odi wickets (matches) 53, five-wicket hauls 13.
Immediately ahead sits Smriti Mandhana on 84.8, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is AB de Villiers on 84.7. 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.
Saqlain Mushtaq GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Saqlain stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full Cricket cohort.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1998. Scored 94/100.
- Longevity76/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 14 years of competition and 11 recorded seasons. Scored 76/100.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.
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Saqlain Mushtaq — frequently asked
- Is Saqlain Mushtaq the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Saqlain Mushtaq ranks 130th in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 84.8, behind Don Bradman on 96.8.
- What is Saqlain Mushtaq's GOAT Score?
- 84.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 76 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Saqlain Mushtaq rank all time?
- 788th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 130th within Cricket.
- Saqlain Mushtaq vs Smriti Mandhana: who ranks higher?
- Saqlain Mushtaq, on 84.8 against Smriti Mandhana's 84.8 — a margin of 0.0 points.