Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 96
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 96
Career timeline · Centuries per year
| Season | Centuries per year | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 35 | |
| 1995 | 39 | |
| 1996 | 44 | |
| 1997 | 48 | |
| 1998 | 52 | |
| 1999 | 57 | |
| 2000 | 61 | |
| 2001 | 66 | |
| 2002 | 70 | |
| 2003 | 74 | |
| 2004 | 79 | |
| 2005 | 83 | |
| 2006 | 87 | |
| 2007 | 92 | |
| 2008 | 96 | |
| 2009 | 89 | |
| 2010 | 81 | |
| 2011 | 74 | |
| 2012 | 67 | |
| 2013 | 60 | |
| 2014 | 52 | |
| 2015 | 45 |
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 Shivnarine Chanderpaul ranks #43 in Cricket
Shivnarine Chanderpaul ranks 43rd among Cricket athletes on GOAT Rank and 555th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 89.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 92, Longevity 96, Honours 82, Statistics 96. 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 1994–2015 with 22 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2008, which sets the Peak component at 92. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 96 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes test runs 11867, tests played 164, test centuries 30, batting average 51.
Immediately ahead sits Betty Wilson on 89.4, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Sanath Jayasuriya on 89.3. 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.
Shivnarine Chanderpaul GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Chanderpaul 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 2008. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity96/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 21 years of competition and 22 recorded seasons. Scored 96/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics96/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 96/100.
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Shivnarine Chanderpaul — frequently asked
- Is Shivnarine Chanderpaul the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Shivnarine Chanderpaul ranks 43rd in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 89.4, behind Don Bradman on 96.8.
- What is Shivnarine Chanderpaul's GOAT Score?
- 89.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 96 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 96 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Shivnarine Chanderpaul rank all time?
- 555th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 43rd within Cricket.
- Shivnarine Chanderpaul vs Betty Wilson: who ranks higher?
- Shivnarine Chanderpaul, on 89.4 against Betty Wilson's 89.4 — a margin of 0.0 points.