Top 15 Non Asian ODI Batsmen Outside Asia

Our One Day International (ODI) ratings take into account all matches from the first ODI match on January 5, 1971 till the below mentioned last update date. The Ratings are divided into 5 sections which take into account the number of runs scored; batting average; strike rate; and best performances by runs and by strike rate. How the rating works is explained in highlighted sections. So, here are the Top 15 Non Asian batsmen in matches Outside Asia

*Note: All ODI Ratings are updated till 2023-01-08

NA O A Rating

This rating only includes stats of Non Asian batsmen in matches Outside Asia. The rating is divided into sections to make it easy to understand how it is calculated. Before each section, its criteria is highlighted in bold. Our ratings are dynamic, and as new matches are played, the rating of earlier batsmen may change if current batsmen set new benchmarks.

Top Teams (TT)

Top Teams play an integral part in our ODI Rating. The Average (Con) and Strike Rate (Att) sections are divided into overall stats as well as stats against the top teams. Moreover, the most runs (BIP) and best SR (QIP) performances only include performances against the top teams. Here is how the Top Teams are calculated:-

  • Win/Loss Ratio is used to determine top teams.
  • The top teams are calculated by decades.
  • To be a top team, the team should be among the top teams of the decade overall.
  • A team is also included in top teams if it is a World Cup winner in that decade.
  • A batsman’s performace is counted in TT if he played against that team in that decade.
  • Knock Out and Super Six matches of ICC World Cup and Champions Trophy are also included in TT.
  • The Top Teams may be found in the last section of the rating.
The Trend Setter

The Trend Setter (TS) is the player which does the best in a criteria. The rating of all other players are calculated as percentage points of TS. Let’s taken an example to understand it:-

  • Let’s assume that Sachin Tendulkar has scored 10,000 runs, which is the highest. This makes him the TS.
  • Another player, say Virat Kohli, has scored 5,000 runs.
  • If the rating is out of 200, Sachin will get the full points (pts), that is 200.
  • The points of Kohli are calculated as His Runs/Sachin’s Runs*200. This comes out to be 100.
  • Thus the formula is (Runs Scored/Runs Scored By TS)*Max Points.
  • All ratings are calculated similarly with Runs being replaced by the Criteria Stat.
  • For Average, a batsman is eligible to be TS only if he has scored a minimum number of runs, which is mentioned in the qualificaton.
  • For Strike Rate, a batsman is eligible to be TS only if he has scored a minimum number of runs and has a minimum average, which are mentioned in the qualificaton.
  • Lastly, it is to be noted that it is not necessary for a TS to be part of the rating as he might have topped in a criteria but not done well in others.

QUALIFICATION


Min Innings 20
Min Innings v/s Top Teams 20
Min Runs (TS AVE SR) 1500
Min Runs v/s Top Teams (TS AVE SR) 1500
Min Average (TS SR) 30
The Eras

The first criteria Prolific gives points for runs scored. We have divided ODI cricket into 3 broad eras. This has been done to make it fair for players from earlier era, when less cricket was played, and also for current players, who are in the middle of their careers. Let’s take an example:-

  • Let’s assume Ricky Ponting has scored 10,000 runs, which is the maximum and gives him 200 points.
  • Now, say Viv Richards in earlier times scored 5,000 runs, which was the max for his era.
  • If there are no eras, he would get 50% of the pts, that is 100.
  • Instead of that, we reduced 50 pts (according to %age) from the max to arrive at the figure of 150 pts for Richards.
  • Now, everyone in his era is compared to Richards and not Ponting.
  • So a player who has scored 1,000 runs in Richards’ era will get (1000/5000)*150 pts or 30pts.
  • Eras are calculated by MP, which is the mean of the years a player: First Played (FP) and Last Played (LP).

PROLIFIC


Criteria: Points For Runs Scored

Era 1 MP before 1991
Era 2 MP between 1990 and 2013
Era 3 MP greater than 2012
RANK ERA 1 NAT FP LP MP INNS RUNS RAT
TS DL Haynes WI 1978 1994 1986 174 6550 160.00
1 DL Haynes WI 1978 1994 1986 174 6550 160.00
2 IVA Richards WI 1975 1991 1983 124 5052 123.41
3 DM Jones AUS 1984 1994 1989 132 5025 122.75
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS RUNS RAT
TS RT Ponting AUS 1995 2012 2003.5 279 10595 200.00
1 RT Ponting AUS 1995 2012 2003.5 279 10595 200.00
2 JH Kallis SA 1996 2014 2005 248 9262 174.84
3 CH Gayle WI 1999 2019 2009 234 8191 154.62
4 AC Gilchrist AUS 1996 2008 2002 226 7779 146.84
5 AB de Villiers SA 2005 2018 2011.5 172 7384 139.39
6 BC Lara WI 1990 2007 1998.5 205 7335 138.46
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS RUNS RAT
TS LRPL Taylor NZ 2006 2022 2014 173 6784 160.00
1 LRPL Taylor NZ 2006 2022 2014 173 6784 160.00
2 HM Amla SA 2008 2019 2013.5 141 6657 157.00
3 MJ Guptill NZ 2009 2022 2015.5 163 6590 155.42
4 DA Warner AUS 2009 2022 2015.5 114 5115 120.64
5 Q de Kock SA 2013 2022 2017.5 110 4799 113.18
6 JC Buttler ENG 2012 2022 2017 108 3697 87.19
C Ave

The Comparative Average (C Ave) for batsmen is calculated by taken into account two factors:-

  • First is the average of batsmen at particluar positions (1-11) in a decade.
  • Second is the average of the opposition bowlers at Home, in Asia or outside Asia; whichever is applicable.
  • The average of the opposing team’s bowlers is also calculated by decades.
  • Higher C Ave suggests that more runs were given by bowlers in the above mentioned factors.
  • Thus it was easier to score runs against those oppositions and in those positions.
  • The batsmen’s points will thus be decreased accordingly.
  • Lower C Ave means the opposite.
R Ave

The Relative Average (R Ave) is calculated using the C Ave. Its formula is (Batsman’s Ave/His C Ave)*A Constant Factor. This constant doesn’t affect the rating as it is the same for everone. If your C Ave is comparatively high, your R Ave will be low; which is worse for batsmen. Broadly speaking, the following batsmen will benefit from this system:-

  • Opening batsmen, who face the new ball, get a slight advantage.
  • Lower order batsmen, whose averages are lower.
  • Batsmen from earlier times. This is because batting has become progressively easier in ODIs.
  • Batsmen who have played more in unfavourable conditions.
  • Batsmen who have played more against top opposition than weaker teams.

CONSISTENT


Criteria: Points For Relative Average

Against All Teams

RANK BATSMAN INNS NO RUNS 100s AVE C AVE R AVE RAT
TS MG Bevan 137 48 4811 5 54.06 32.71 56.20 150.00
1 IVA Richards 124 18 5052 8 47.66 32.12 50.45 134.65
2 AB de Villiers 172 31 7384 15 52.37 36.10 49.33 131.66
3 DM Jones 132 21 5025 6 45.27 32.05 48.03 128.20
4 HM Amla 141 12 6657 23 51.60 36.58 47.97 128.04
5 DL Haynes 174 23 6550 14 43.38 31.35 47.05 125.58
6 LRPL Taylor 173 33 6784 17 48.46 36.82 44.74 119.43
7 JH Kallis 248 40 9262 14 44.53 33.85 44.72 119.38
8 DA Warner 114 5 5115 16 46.93 35.82 44.54 118.89
9 JC Buttler 108 21 3697 9 42.49 33.41 43.25 115.44
10 Q de Kock 110 7 4799 13 46.59 36.76 43.09 115.03
11 RT Ponting 279 31 10595 24 42.72 34.14 42.55 113.58
12 BC Lara 205 25 7335 14 40.75 32.91 42.10 112.37
13 MJ Guptill 163 17 6590 18 45.14 36.93 41.55 110.91
14 CH Gayle 234 14 8191 17 37.23 35.06 36.11 96.38
15 AC Gilchrist 226 9 7779 14 35.85 33.81 36.05 96.23

Against Top Teams

RANK BATSMAN INNS NO RUNS 100s AVE C AVE R AVE RAT
TS MG Bevan 120 41 4255 5 53.86 32.71 55.99 150.00
1 IVA Richards 122 17 5008 8 47.70 32.12 50.48 135.24
2 AB de Villiers 133 26 5635 9 52.66 36.10 49.60 132.88
3 DM Jones 131 21 4971 6 45.19 32.05 47.94 128.44
4 DL Haynes 171 22 6413 14 43.04 31.35 46.68 125.06
5 Q de Kock 93 6 4092 12 47.03 36.76 43.50 116.54
6 LRPL Taylor 147 26 5649 14 46.69 36.82 43.11 115.48
7 DA Warner 98 2 4313 15 44.93 35.82 42.64 114.23
8 MJ Guptill 132 16 5339 14 46.03 36.93 42.37 113.51
9 JH Kallis 216 33 7696 12 42.05 33.85 42.24 113.15
10 HM Amla 109 8 4558 13 45.13 36.58 41.95 112.38
11 JC Buttler 91 17 3026 7 40.89 33.41 41.62 111.49
12 BC Lara 178 21 6264 13 39.90 32.91 41.22 110.42
13 RT Ponting 246 26 9038 20 41.08 34.14 40.92 109.61
14 AC Gilchrist 196 6 6562 12 34.54 33.81 34.73 93.05
15 CH Gayle 184 6 5827 10 32.74 35.06 31.75 85.05
C SR And R SR

The Comparative Strike Rate (C SR) and Relative Strike Rate (R SR) for batsmen is calculated using the same method as in C Ave and R Ave with average replaced with SR. Points to note are:-

  • Opening batsmen are at a disadvantage because of the first powerplay when SR is high.
  • Batsmen from the earlier era benefit from R SR.
  • This is because SR was generally low earlier and it has incresed with time.
  • Rest of the factors are the same as in R Ave.

ATTACKING


Criteria: Points For R SR

Against All Teams

RANK BATSMAN RUNS BF SR C SR R SR RAT
TS GJ Maxwell 2402 1924 124.84 88.84 109.62 150.00
1 JC Buttler 3697 3089 119.68 89.19 104.66 143.22
2 IVA Richards 5052 5840 86.51 69.39 97.24 133.07
3 AC Gilchrist 7779 8002 97.21 78.29 96.85 132.53
4 AB de Villiers 7384 7258 101.74 84.40 94.02 128.66
5 DA Warner 5115 5269 97.08 87.78 86.26 118.04
6 Q de Kock 4799 4961 96.73 88.57 85.19 116.57
7 CH Gayle 8191 9442 86.75 82.45 82.07 112.30
8 DM Jones 5025 6977 72.02 68.64 81.84 111.99
9 RT Ponting 10595 12988 81.58 78.27 81.30 111.25
10 BC Lara 7335 9477 77.40 74.48 81.06 110.92
11 MJ Guptill 6590 7387 89.21 87.62 79.42 108.68
12 HM Amla 6657 7580 87.82 87.18 78.57 107.52
13 LRPL Taylor 6784 8014 84.65 85.19 77.51 106.06
14 DL Haynes 6550 10247 63.92 65.48 76.14 104.19
15 JH Kallis 9262 12623 73.37 77.32 74.02 101.29

Against Top Teams

RANK BATSMAN RUNS BF SR C SR R SR RAT
TS GJ Maxwell 2045 1709 119.66 88.84 105.07 150.00
1 JC Buttler 3026 2615 115.72 89.19 101.20 144.47
2 IVA Richards 5008 5783 86.60 69.39 97.35 138.98
3 AC Gilchrist 6562 6823 96.17 78.29 95.81 136.79
4 AB de Villiers 5635 5710 98.69 84.40 91.21 130.21
5 DA Warner 4313 4476 96.36 87.78 85.63 122.25
6 Q de Kock 4092 4216 97.06 88.57 85.47 122.03
7 DM Jones 4971 6906 71.98 68.64 81.79 116.77
8 CH Gayle 5827 6766 86.12 82.45 81.47 116.32
9 MJ Guptill 5339 5848 91.30 87.62 81.27 116.03
10 RT Ponting 9038 11145 81.09 78.27 80.82 115.38
11 BC Lara 6264 8291 75.55 74.48 79.12 112.96
12 LRPL Taylor 5649 6752 83.66 85.19 76.60 109.36
13 DL Haynes 6413 10007 64.09 65.48 76.33 108.98
14 HM Amla 4558 5427 83.99 87.18 75.14 107.28
15 JH Kallis 7696 10691 71.99 77.32 72.62 103.68
Ave HS

In this criteria, we have taken the top 7 scores of the batsman in the specific condition. Average High Score (Ave HS) is simply the total runs in the 7 innings divided by 7.

BIG INNINGS POTENTIAL


Criteria: Points For Runs Scored In The Top 7 Inns

RANK BATSMAN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 AVE HS RAT
TS MJ Guptill 237* 189* 180* 138 122* 118 117* 157.29 100.00
1 MJ Guptill 237* 189* 180* 138 122* 118 117* 157.29 100.00
2 DA Warner 179 173 166 163 156 130 127 156.29 99.36
3 Q de Kock 178 168* 138* 135 135 124 121 142.71 90.74
4 CH Gayle 162 152* 135 135 132* 132 125 139.00 88.37
5 DL Haynes 152* 148 145* 142* 133* 123* 117* 137.14 87.19
6 RT Ponting 164 141* 140* 134* 129 126 124 136.86 87.01
7 IVA Richards 189* 153* 138* 119* 119 119 106 134.71 85.65
8 AB de Villiers 176 146 136* 128 125* 121 109 134.43 85.47
9 AC Gilchrist 154 149 131 128 124 122 121* 132.71 84.38
10 BC Lara 156 146* 139 128 116* 116 116 131.00 83.29
11 HM Amla 154 150 127 124 122 119 116* 130.29 82.83
12 LRPL Taylor 181* 137 128* 119* 117 113 112* 129.57 82.38
13 JH Kallis 139 121* 119* 111 109* 109* 107 116.43 74.02
14 DM Jones 145 121 107 104 102* 101 99* 111.29 70.75
15 JC Buttler 129 121 110* 110* 105 103 100* 111.14 70.66
QI SR

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 innings of the batsman with highest strike rate. Quick Innings Strike Rate (QI SR) is the Relative SR of the batsmen in the 5 innings. Only 50+ runs innings are counted in this criteria.

QUICK INNINGS POTENTIAL


Criteria: Points For R SR In The Top 7 Inns by SR

RANK BATSMAN 1 2 3 4 5 QI SR RAT
TS BB McCullum 77/25 51/22 59/26 55/25 50/24 223.88 100.00
1 CH Gayle 77/27 80/43 61/33 72/41 162/97 177.43 79.25
2 AC Gilchrist 69/37 51/29 83/50 70/44 67/43 166.86 74.53
3 IVA Richards 82/39 60/40 53/40 84/65 64/51 164.07 73.29
4 JC Buttler 110/55 54/29 90/51 129/77 71/43 155.70 69.54
5 AB de Villiers 176/104 74/45 77/47 52/34 65/45 149.22 66.65
6 MJ Guptill 93/30 64/34 237/163 66/46 73/51 146.45 65.41
7 BC Lara 55/32 59/37 60/41 75/65 156/138 135.51 60.53
8 DM Jones 59/42 99/77 93/82 102/91 121/113 132.99 59.40
9 Q de Kock 178/113 62/41 138/96 83/58 70/49 130.98 58.51
10 RT Ponting 164/105 50/35 93/74 72/61 140/121 130.61 58.34
11 JH Kallis 53/26 53/36 80/59 109/94 74/70 130.61 58.34
12 DL Haynes 152/126 148/136 142/132 111/108 115/112 129.59 57.88
13 LRPL Taylor 78/52 54/37 102/70 109/84 119/96 124.78 55.74
14 DA Warner 179/128 173/136 98/79 156/128 69/60 112.96 50.46
15 HM Amla 50/36 150/124 154/134 122/113 55/54 103.05 46.03
FC Rating

The NA O A (FC) Rating is the addition of the points of all the above criteria. The rating is out of 1,000. Unfamiliar Conditions (UC) is Outside Asia for Asians and In Asia for Non Asians. Familiar Conditions (FC) is the opposite.

RATING


RANK BATSMAN PRO CONS C TT ATT A TT BIP QIP FC RAT
1 IVA Richards 123.41 134.65 135.24 133.07 138.98 85.65 73.29 824.28
2 AB de Villiers 139.39 131.66 132.88 128.66 130.21 85.47 66.65 814.93
3 RT Ponting 200.00 113.58 109.61 111.25 115.38 87.01 58.34 795.17
4 MJ Guptill 155.42 110.91 113.51 108.68 116.03 100.00 65.41 769.97
5 DL Haynes 160.00 125.58 125.06 104.19 108.98 87.19 57.88 768.89
6 AC Gilchrist 146.84 96.23 93.05 132.53 136.79 84.38 74.53 764.35
7 LRPL Taylor 160.00 119.43 115.48 106.06 109.36 82.38 55.74 748.46
8 JH Kallis 174.84 119.38 113.15 101.29 103.68 74.02 58.34 744.69
9 DA Warner 120.64 118.89 114.23 118.04 122.25 99.36 50.46 743.86
10 JC Buttler 87.19 115.44 111.49 143.22 144.47 70.66 69.54 742.03
11 HM Amla 157.00 128.04 112.38 107.52 107.28 82.83 46.03 741.08
12 DM Jones 122.75 128.20 128.44 111.99 116.77 70.75 59.40 738.30
13 Q de Kock 113.18 115.03 116.54 116.57 122.03 90.74 58.51 732.59
14 CH Gayle 154.62 96.38 85.05 112.30 116.32 88.37 79.25 732.29
15 BC Lara 138.46 112.37 110.42 110.92 112.96 83.29 60.53 728.95

TOP TEAMS


DECADE OF MAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1970s WI ENG AUS NZ PAK
1980s WI ENG AUS PAK NZ IND SL
1990s SA AUS PAK WI IND ENG SL NZ
2000s AUS SA PAK SL IND NZ ENG WI
2010s IND SA AUS ENG NZ SL PAK BAN
2020s BAN PAK AUS NZ IND SA SL ENG


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