Test wickets
414
ODI wickets
502
World Cups
1
Five-wicket hauls
25
Test bowling average
23.6
ODI hat-tricks
2
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 84
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 40 | |
| 1987 | 45 | |
| 1988 | 52 | |
| 1989 | 58 | |
| 1990 | 62 | |
| 1991 | 66 | |
| 1992 | 70 | |
| 1993 | 58 | |
| 1994 | 54 | |
| 1995 | 50 | |
| 1996 | 46 | |
| 1997 | 42 | |
| 1998 | 38 | |
| 1999 | 30 | |
| 2000 | 24 |
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 Wasim Akram ranks #97 in Cricket
Wasim Akram ranks #97 in Cricket and #944 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 87.4/100.
The verified career covers 1984–2003 and 15 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Peak the strongest category at 90/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Test wickets 414, ODI wickets 502, World Cups 1, Five-wicket hauls 25.
Nearest context: ahead Chamari Athapaththu (87.5); behind David Gower (87.4). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Wasim Akram GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Akram comparisons
Wasim Akram — frequently asked
- Is Wasim Akram the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Wasim Akram ranks #97 in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 87.4/100, behind Don Bradman (96.8).
- What is Wasim Akram's GOAT Score?
- 87.4/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Wasim Akram rank all time?
- #944 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #97 in Cricket.
- Wasim Akram vs Chamari Athapaththu: who ranks higher?
- Chamari Athapaththu ranks higher at 87.5 versus Wasim Akram at 87.4, a margin of 0.1 points.