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Cricket · All-rounder · Australia

Warwick Armstrong

1902–1921 · Led Australia to eight straight Ashes wins after the First World War.

Retired
Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
87.1
Cultural & brand footprint 52/100 · total legacy 78.6
Test runs
2,863
Test wickets
87
Consecutive Test wins as captain
8
Tests played
50
Test centuries
6

Category profile

Dominance
86
Peak
92
Longevity
86
Honours
84
Statistics
88

Career timeline · Centuries per year

SeasonCenturies per yearShare of career
190235
190339
190444
190548
190652
190757
190861
190966
191070
191174
191279
191383
191487
191592
191696
191784
191872
191959
192047
192135

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 Warwick Armstrong ranks #109 in Cricket

Warwick Armstrong ranks 109th among Cricket athletes on GOAT Rank and 931st of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 87.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 92, Longevity 86, Honours 84, Statistics 88. 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 1916, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes test runs 2863, test wickets 87, consecutive test wins as captain 8, tests played 50.

Immediately ahead sits Justin Langer on 87.1, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Mohinder Amarnath on 87.1. 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.

Warwick Armstrong GOAT Score explained

Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Armstrong stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full Cricket cohort.
Peak92/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1916. Scored 92/100.
Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 19 years of competition and 20 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
Honours84/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.

Warwick Armstrong — frequently asked

Is Warwick Armstrong the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Warwick Armstrong ranks 109th in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 87.1, behind Don Bradman on 96.8.
What is Warwick Armstrong's GOAT Score?
87.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Warwick Armstrong rank all time?
931st of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 109th within Cricket.
Warwick Armstrong vs Justin Langer: who ranks higher?
Warwick Armstrong, on 87.1 against Justin Langer's 87.1 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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