- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1927–1949
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 100.0
- Dominance
- 100.0
- Statistics
- 100.0
- Honours
- 96.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
GOAT Rank · 73
Greatest Batters of all time
This ranking is led by Don Bradman, Steve Waugh and Clive Lloyd. GOAT Rank currently ranks 73 eligible Cricket batters using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Don Bradman ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 96.8.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1984–2004
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1963–1988
- Country
- 🏴 West Indies
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1934–1960
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1927–1954
- Country
- 🇯🇲 Jamaica
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1976–1996
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1971–1993
- Country
- 🏴 West Indies
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1960–1982
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2000–2017
- Country
- 🇵🇰 Pakistan
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1979–2000
- Country
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1994–2015
- Country
- 🇬🇾 Guyana
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 96.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1998–2011
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1990–2007
- Country
- 🏴 West Indies
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 93.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1992–2013
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2010–2023
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2003–2018
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1984–2003
- Country
- 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1970–1984
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1991–2007
- Country
- 🇵🇰 Pakistan
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1952–1969
- Country
- 🇵🇰 Pakistan
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1937–1957
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 98.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2004–2019
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1995–2015
- Country
- 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2006–2022
- Country
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2003–2015
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1969–1985
- Country
- 🇵🇰 Pakistan
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1998–2010
- Country
- 🇵🇰 Pakistan
- Peak
- 98.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1954–1975
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1991–2005
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1975–1993
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1971–1987
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1997–2015
- Country
- 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1996–2012
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1996–2016
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1894–1920
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2001–2020
- Country
- 🇬🇧 England
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1975–1996
- Country
- 🇵🇰 Pakistan
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1962–1980
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1961–1985
- Country
- 🇵🇰 Pakistan
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1999–2022
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1955–1968
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1984–2000
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1984–1996
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2007–2023
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2004–2021
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Don Bradman | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1927–1949 | 96.8 |
| 7 | Steve Waugh | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1984–2004 | 92.7 |
| 8 | Clive Lloyd | Cricket | 🏴 West Indies | 1963–1988 | 91.7 |
| 10 | Len Hutton | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1934–1960 | 90.9 |
| 19 | George Headley | Cricket | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 1927–1954 | 90.6 |
| 20 | Allan Border | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1976–1996 | 90.5 |
| 28 | Viv Richards | Cricket | 🏴 West Indies | 1971–1993 | 90.2 |
| 29 | Rachael Heyhoe Flint | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1960–1982 | 90.2 |
| 31 | Younis Khan | Cricket | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 2000–2017 | 90.0 |
| 32 | Debbie Hockley | Cricket | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 1979–2000 | 90.0 |
| 43 | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | Cricket | 🇬🇾 Guyana | 1994–2015 | 89.4 |
| 45 | Claire Taylor | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1998–2011 | 89.2 |
| 47 | Brian Lara | Cricket | 🏴 West Indies | 1990–2007 | 88.8 |
| 54 | Ricky Ponting | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1992–2013 | 88.7 |
| 55 | Meg Lanning | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2010–2023 | 88.7 |
| 57 | Alex Blackwell | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2003–2018 | 88.7 |
| 59 | Aravinda de Silva | Cricket | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 1984–2003 | 88.5 |
| 60 | Greg Chappell | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1970–1984 | 88.5 |
| 61 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Cricket | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 1991–2007 | 88.4 |
| 67 | Heather Knight | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2010–active | 88.4 |
| 68 | Hanif Mohammad | Cricket | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 1952–1969 | 88.4 |
| 69 | Denis Compton | Cricket | 🏴 England | 1937–1957 | 88.4 |
| 70 | Hashim Amla | Cricket | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 2004–2019 | 88.4 |
| 71 | Mahela Jayawardene | Cricket | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 1995–2015 | 88.3 |
| 76 | Ross Taylor | Cricket | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 2006–2022 | 88.1 |
| 83 | Michael Clarke | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2003–2015 | 88.0 |
| 84 | Zaheer Abbas | Cricket | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 1969–1985 | 88.0 |
| 87 | Mohammad Yousuf | Cricket | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 1998–2010 | 87.9 |
| 89 | Colin Cowdrey | Cricket | 🏴 England | 1954–1975 | 87.9 |
| 92 | Belinda Clark | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1991–2005 | 87.6 |
| 98 | David Gower | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1975–1993 | 87.4 |
| 100 | Sunil Gavaskar | Cricket | 🇮🇳 India | 1971–1987 | 87.3 |
| 103 | Kumar Sangakkara | Cricket | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 1997–2015 | 87.1 |
| 104 | Rahul Dravid | Cricket | 🇮🇳 India | 1996–2012 | 87.1 |
| 113 | Charlotte Edwards | Cricket | 🏴 England | 1996–2016 | 87.0 |
| 118 | David Denton | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1894–1920 | 87.0 |
| 120 | Laura Wolvaardt | Cricket | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 2016–active | 86.8 |
| 128 | Ian Bell | Cricket | 🇬🇧 England | 2001–2020 | 86.6 |
| 130 | Javed Miandad | Cricket | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 1975–1996 | 86.5 |
| 135 | Ian Chappell | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1962–1980 | 86.3 |
| 138 | Majid Khan | Cricket | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 1961–1985 | 86.3 |
| 141 | Mithali Raj | Cricket | 🇮🇳 India | 1999–2022 | 86.0 |
| 152 | Steve Smith | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2008–active | 85.6 |
| 154 | Ken Barrington | Cricket | 🏴 England | 1955–1968 | 85.6 |
| 156 | Mohammad Azharuddin | Cricket | 🇮🇳 India | 1984–2000 | 85.5 |
| 157 | David Boon | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1984–1996 | 85.5 |
| 158 | Mignon du Preez | Cricket | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 2007–2023 | 85.4 |
| 176 | Rohit Sharma | Cricket | 🇮🇳 India | 2007–active | 84.8 |
| 177 | Smriti Mandhana | Cricket | 🇮🇳 India | 2013–active | 84.8 |
| 179 | AB de Villiers | Cricket | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 2004–2021 | 84.7 |
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