Test runs
8,540
Test centuries
24
World Cups
2
Test average
50.2
ODI runs
6,721
Wisden Cricketer of the Century
1
Category profile
- Dominance
- 90
- Peak
- 93
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 90
- Statistics
- 90
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 55 | |
| 1976 | 90 | |
| 1977 | 61 | |
| 1978 | 58 | |
| 1979 | 52 | |
| 1980 | 49 | |
| 1981 | 62 | |
| 1982 | 51 | |
| 1983 | 47 | |
| 1984 | 55 | |
| 1985 | 44 | |
| 1986 | 48 | |
| 1987 | 42 | |
| 1988 | 40 |
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 Viv Richards ranks #28 in Cricket
Viv Richards ranks #28 in Cricket and #478 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 90.2/100.
The verified career covers 1971–1993 and 14 documented seasons. Peak is 93/100, with Peak the strongest category at 93/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Test runs 8540, Test centuries 24, World Cups 2, Test average 50.23.
Nearest context: ahead Sydney Barnes (90.3); behind Rachael Heyhoe Flint (90.2). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Viv Richards GOAT Score explained
- Dominance90/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak93/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 93/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Richards comparisons
Viv Richards — frequently asked
- Is Viv Richards the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Viv Richards ranks #28 in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 90.2/100, behind Don Bradman (96.8).
- What is Viv Richards's GOAT Score?
- 90.2/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 90 (25%), Peak 93 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Viv Richards rank all time?
- #478 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #28 in Cricket.
- Viv Richards vs Sydney Barnes: who ranks higher?
- Sydney Barnes ranks higher at 90.3 versus Viv Richards at 90.2, a margin of 0.1 points.