What do people think of the ICC Ratings?
On the official website it only shows the highest peak of a player. I was able to grab the data off of https://www.relianceiccrankings.com/ and come up with the highest averages, highest amount of Tests with ratings above 700, 800 and 900 etc.
Per the ICC website:
“Ratings points have a meaning in the same way as traditional averages do. Over 900 points is a supreme achievement. Few players get there, and even fewer stay there for long. 750 plus is normally enough to put a player in the world top ten. 500 plus is a good, solid rating.”
Here are the top 30 by average and the number of Tests that players had a 900 rating or above:
Batting
Bowling:
The ratings are calculated per Test match, not innings.
He doesn't appear on either list but Steve Waugh for example has a low "ratings average" of 664.57 because he played so many Tests earlier in his career where his impact was minimal, which subsequently dragged his average down. Waugh had 63 Tests with a rating above 800, which is the 7th highest behind Sangakkara, Kallis, Lara, Tendulkar, Sobers and Ponting. He never broke a rating of 900 though.
I'm not sure if "ratings average" or "percentage of Tests played with rating of 700/800 or above" is a better metric to judge by or using another method. They tell different things about different players.
Anyways I thought I would share the results. I can post more results in entirety if people are interested.
On the official website it only shows the highest peak of a player. I was able to grab the data off of https://www.relianceiccrankings.com/ and come up with the highest averages, highest amount of Tests with ratings above 700, 800 and 900 etc.
Per the ICC website:
“Ratings points have a meaning in the same way as traditional averages do. Over 900 points is a supreme achievement. Few players get there, and even fewer stay there for long. 750 plus is normally enough to put a player in the world top ten. 500 plus is a good, solid rating.”
Here are the top 30 by average and the number of Tests that players had a 900 rating or above:
Batting
Bowling:
The ratings are calculated per Test match, not innings.
He doesn't appear on either list but Steve Waugh for example has a low "ratings average" of 664.57 because he played so many Tests earlier in his career where his impact was minimal, which subsequently dragged his average down. Waugh had 63 Tests with a rating above 800, which is the 7th highest behind Sangakkara, Kallis, Lara, Tendulkar, Sobers and Ponting. He never broke a rating of 900 though.
I'm not sure if "ratings average" or "percentage of Tests played with rating of 700/800 or above" is a better metric to judge by or using another method. They tell different things about different players.
Anyways I thought I would share the results. I can post more results in entirety if people are interested.
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