Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 76
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Centuries per year
| Season | Centuries per year | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1902 | 45 | |
| 1903 | 55 | |
| 1904 | 65 | |
| 1905 | 74 | |
| 1906 | 84 | |
| 1907 | 94 | |
| 1908 | 90 | |
| 1909 | 86 | |
| 1910 | 82 | |
| 1911 | 79 | |
| 1912 | 75 | |
| 1913 | 71 | |
| 1914 | 67 | |
| 1915 | 63 | |
| 1916 | 59 | |
| 1917 | 55 | |
| 1918 | 52 | |
| 1919 | 48 | |
| 1920 | 44 | |
| 1921 | 40 |
Data sources
- ESPNcricinfo statsguru
- Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
- ICC official records
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Walter Brearley ranks #229 in Cricket
Walter Brearley ranks 229th among Cricket athletes on GOAT Rank and 1739th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 82.6 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 90, Longevity 78, Honours 76, Statistics 92. 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 1902–1921 with 20 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1907, which sets the Peak component at 90. Statistics is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 15% of the final score. The underlying career record includes first-class wickets 990, wickets in one match 17, test wickets 17, seasons with 100 wickets 5.
Immediately ahead sits Tim Bresnan on 82.6, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Kane Williamson on 82.4. 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.
Walter Brearley GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Brearley stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full Cricket cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1907. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 19 years of competition and 20 recorded seasons. Scored 78/100.
- Honours76/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 76/100.
- 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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Walter Brearley — frequently asked
- Is Walter Brearley the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Walter Brearley ranks 229th in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 82.6, behind Don Bradman on 96.8.
- What is Walter Brearley's GOAT Score?
- 82.6 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 76 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Walter Brearley rank all time?
- 1739th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 229th within Cricket.
- Walter Brearley vs Tim Bresnan: who ranks higher?
- Walter Brearley, on 82.6 against Tim Bresnan's 82.6 — a margin of 0.0 points.