Where will Steve Smith end up being ranked?

[Chrish]

My opinion is influenced by Greg scoring heavily in WSC..

There isn’t much between them..

 

[subshakerz]

I think if Smith ends up with a 57/58 average he will enter the top 4-6 places.

If above 60 he is guaranteed to be top 3, just behind or ahead of the next after Bradman.

If he ends up less than 55 he will be around 8-10 on the scale.

Basically it all depends how he manages post-peak.

 

[honestbharani]

If above 60 he is guaranteed to be top 3

 

[TheJediBrah]

not sure what you're laughing at there, you'd be pushing uphill to disagree with that one

 

[honestbharani]

not sure what you're laughing at there, you'd be pushing uphill to disagree with that one

There is no guarantee of anything when it comes to rating players as its subjective. Its laughably stupidly arrogant, that is all.

 

[subshakerz]

There is no guarantee of anything when it comes to rating players as its subjective. Its laughably stupidly arrogant, that is all.

Yeah, stupidly arrogant to assume someone retiring with a 60 plus average after a full career can be rated that highly.

 

[Johan]

to look at Smith faily tbh , we need to leave the days he was a fooking leggie , bro is averaging 67 until 2013-14 South Africa series

 

[honestbharani]

Yeah, stupidly arrogant to assume someone retiring with a 60 plus average after a full career can be rated that highly.

Quite.

 

[subshakerz]

to look at Smith faily tbh , we need to leave the days he was a fooking leggie , bro is averaging 67 until 2013-14 South Africa series

I mean, that goes with every other batsman who has an early career stage. Sobers also started as a bowler didn't he?

 

[Johan]

I mean, that goes with every other batsman who has an early career stage. Sobers also started as a bowler didn't he?

I was thinking of Sobers when I typed that comment lmao , yea this has always bugged me , Sobers debuted as a 17 year old all rounder , his rookie years he averaged 30 with the bat but once he broke out in 1958 he averaged 70+ ( 58 - 68 ) for 10 years which is one of the Greatest peaks ever and 65+ for 15 ( 58 - 73 ) , absolute monster , no wonder he is about as anonymously seen as the Greatest All rounder ever as Bradman is seen as batsmen.

 

[Burgey]

Fmd 65 plus for 15 years is insane. Can see why blokes who played with and against him rare him so highly

 

[BazBall21]

7600 runs at 65 for Smith batting in the top 5.

 

[TheJediBrah]

I was thinking of Sobers when I typed that comment lmao , yea this has always bugged me , Sobers debuted as a 17 year old all rounder , his rookie years he averaged 30 with the bat but once he broke out in 1958 he averaged 70+ ( 58 - 68 ) for 10 years which is one of the Greatest peaks ever and 65+ for 15 ( 58 - 73 ) , absolute monster , no wonder he is about as anonymously seen as the Greatest All rounder ever as Bradman is seen as batsmen.

No one wants to admit to it?

 

[Patience and Accuracy+Gut]

If he retires today I would have him no.6.
Bradman,Hobbs,Sobers,Sachin,Viv.

 

[h_hurricane]

I can confidently say that Steve Smith is undisputedly in the top 100 batsmen of all time.

 

[Coronis]

Greg..

Sorry I was confused by the other one when you said the likes of Ponting and Chappell I thought you meant you didnt consider them candidates for the number 2 slot

 

[Gob]

Arshdeep

 

[Gob]

He will most likely score another 3k runs which gets him close to 11k over all. If you have that many with an average of 60, it'll be pretty straightforward

 

[Calm_profit]

He will most likely score another 3k runs which gets him close to 11k over all. If you have that many with an average of 60, it'll be pretty straightforward

I will rate him as an ATG if he gets 10k+ runs at an average of 60.

 

[Slifer]

Let's say he plays 120 odd tests. If he averages 60+ and still converts 100s at his current rate, for me he's #2 of all time. Anything less and he's in the top 10.