Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 72
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Centuries per year
| Season | Centuries per year | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 28 | |
| 2019 | 40 | |
| 2020 | 52 | |
| 2021 | 60 | |
| 2022 | 56 | |
| 2023 | 52 | |
| 2024 | 50 | |
| 2025 | 48 |
Data sources
- ESPNcricinfo
- ICC
- Wisden Almanack
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Shaheen Shah Afridi ranks #137 in Cricket
Shaheen Shah Afridi ranks 137th among Cricket athletes on GOAT Rank and 865th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 84.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 94, Longevity 72, 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 2017–present with 8 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2021, 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 icc cricketer of the year awards 1, test wickets 120, odi wickets 130, t20i wickets 100.
Immediately ahead sits Bismah Maroof on 84.1, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Joe Root on 83.9. 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.
Shaheen Shah Afridi GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Shaheen 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 2021. Scored 94/100.
- Longevity72/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 9 years of competition and 8 recorded seasons. Scored 72/100.
- 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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Shaheen Shah Afridi — frequently asked
- Is Shaheen Shah Afridi the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Shaheen Shah Afridi ranks 137th in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 84.0, behind Don Bradman on 96.8.
- What is Shaheen Shah Afridi's GOAT Score?
- 84.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 72 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Shaheen Shah Afridi rank all time?
- 865th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 137th within Cricket.
- Shaheen Shah Afridi vs Bismah Maroof: who ranks higher?
- Bismah Maroof, on 84.1 against Shaheen Shah Afridi's 84.0 — a margin of 0.1 points.