Top 20 greatest batsmen of all time

[Slifer]

That's a shocker from Slifer. Imagine thinking a world war isn't going to affect the quality of cricket or cricketers

Of course 2nd world War affected soociety on a whole. But I don't see how it applies to Bradman uniquely. Especially, when he played 70% of his career before the damn war.

 

[Coronis]

uh wut

If it wasn’t clear, that part of the post was clearly sarcastic.

 

[Coronis]

I meant to say weaker one. They are good but Gavaskar played better.

Weekes, Walcott and Pollock were averaging 50+ during period. Worrell almost 50.

Weekes, Walcott and Pollock all played ~20 tests and scored ~2000 runs during Sobers career, not a great sample size. Worrell played 30 and averaged less than 40. Compared to Gavaskar’s career where there were 4 other batsmen averaging above 50 with 6000 runs, and Gavaskar’s average was actually the lowest of them. Clearly not as much of a standout through his career as Sobers.

 

[TheJediBrah]

If it wasn’t clear, that part of the post was clearly sarcastic.

I knew that, uh, I was being sarcastic too

You're the loser not me haha

 

[Prince EWS]

1 Bradman
2 Hobbs
3 Hammond
4 Tendulkar
5 Hutton
6 Kallis
7 Sobers
8 Lara
9 Sutcliffe
10 Border
11 Chappell
12 Sanga
13 Gavaskar
14 Compton
15 Headley
16 Pollock
17 Dravid
18 Miandad
19 Nourse
20 Harvey

Jadeja just missed out.

 

[Coronis]

1 Bradman
2 Hobbs
3 Hammond
4 Tendulkar
5 Hutton
6 Kallis
7 Sobers
8 Lara
9 Sutcliffe
10 Border
11 Chappell
12 Sanga
13 Gavaskar
14 Compton
15 Headley
16 Pollock
17 Dravid
18 Miandad
19 Nourse
20 Harvey

Jadeja just missed out.

Is this based on your standardised averages or more of a personal ranking? (or both)

 

[trundler]

It's a hate crime, that's what it is.

 

[Prince EWS]

Is this based on your standardised averages or more of a personal ranking? (or both)

It's a personal ranking, but a lot of that is informed by my standardised averages project. Knowing where it has flaws I kind of make some manual mental adjustments. Dempster's averaging being standardised up to 83 because it thinks those attacks were better than they really were is a perfect example. I also think that Barrington was lucky to basically only play Tests during his absolute peak and Chanderpaul was a deliberate red-inker who refused to go up the order and whose value was less than his average (standardised or otherwise). Extra points to Chappell for WSC.

Standardised Averages - updated 15/8/2019

docs.google.com

I'm sure you'll enjoy that Sutcliffe > Hutton on that spreadsheet.

 

[Prince EWS]

It's a hate crime, that's what it is.

Yeah I probably should have included Jadeja tbh.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Kallis over Sobers and Lara is utterly disgusting and something only a mildly racist computer would come up with.

 

[Prince EWS]

Kallis over Sobers and Lara is utterly disgusting and something only a mildly racist computer would come up with.

If it makes you feel better I still think Sobers was clearly the better allrounder because his bowling is under-rated (on CW).

 

[trundler]

.

PEWS's list has the same energy.

 

[TheJediBrah]

PEWS your rankings clearly reward boring batting

Need to add strike-rate in their with significant weightage

 

[ashley bach]

Is Adam Voges not even in the market here?

 

[Prince EWS]

PEWS your rankings clearly reward boring batting

Need to add strike-rate in their with significant weightage

Nah I don't think strike rate really matters tbh. If you're in a below median team then having a worse strike rate may actually be an advantage.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Is Adam Voges not even in the market here?

He's in the market for a jawline

 

[Fuller Pilch]

1 Bradman
2 Hobbs
3 Sobers
4 Hutton
5 S Smith
6 Tendulkar
7 Lara
8 Hammond
9 Sutcliffe
10 Gavaskar
11 Sangakkara
12 Headley
13 Pollock
14 Chappell
15 Kallis
16 Border
17 S Waugh
18 Trumper
19 Miandad
20 Barrington

 

[ashley bach]

1 Bradman
2 Hobbs
3 Sobers
4 Hutton
5 S Smith
6 Tendulkar
7 Lara
8 Hammond
9 Sutcliffe
10 Gavaskar
11 Sangakkara
12 Headley
13 Pollock
14 Chappell
15 Kallis
16 Border
17 S Waugh
18 Trumper
19 Miandad
20 Barrington

Where's KW Crowe and Turner?

 

[trundler]

Nah I don't think strike rate really matters tbh. If you're in a below median team then having a worse strike rate may actually be an advantage.

There is something to be said about this being wildly untrue much like libertarianism but I'm too triggered right now to think of it.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Where's KW Crowe and Turner?

Fuller forgot which account he was logged into