Category profile
- Dominance
- 92
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 92
- Honours
- 94
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Centuries per year
| Season | Centuries per year | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 2 | |
| 1987 | 3 | |
| 1988 | 4 | |
| 1989 | 5 | |
| 1990 | 4 | |
| 1991 | 5 | |
| 1992 | 6 | |
| 1993 | 5 | |
| 1994 | 4 | |
| 1995 | 5 | |
| 1996 | 4 | |
| 1997 | 3 | |
| 1998 | 4 | |
| 1999 | 3 | |
| 2000 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 |
Data sources
- ICC
- ESPNcricinfo
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Steve Waugh ranks #6 in Cricket
Steve Waugh ranks 6th among Cricket athletes on GOAT Rank and 87th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 92.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 92, Peak 92, Longevity 92, Honours 94, Statistics 94. 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 1984–2004 with 18 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1992, which sets the Peak component at 92. Honours 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 runs 10927, test centuries 32, world cup titles 2, test wins as captain 41.
Immediately ahead sits Garry Sobers on 92.7, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Clive Lloyd on 91.7. 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.
Steve Waugh GOAT Score explained
- Dominance92/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Waugh stood above the field while competing. Scored 92/100 against the full Cricket cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1992. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity92/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 20 years of competition and 18 recorded seasons. Scored 92/100.
- Honours94/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 94/100.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 94/100.
Top Waugh comparisons
Steve Waugh — frequently asked
- Is Steve Waugh the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Steve Waugh ranks 6th in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 92.7, behind Don Bradman on 96.8.
- What is Steve Waugh's GOAT Score?
- 92.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 92 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 92 (20%), Honours 94 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Steve Waugh rank all time?
- 87th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 6th within Cricket.
- Steve Waugh vs Garry Sobers: who ranks higher?
- Steve Waugh, on 92.7 against Garry Sobers's 92.7 — a margin of 0.0 points.