ODIs - Best Non Asian Fast Bowlers Outside Asia

Top 15 Non-Asian Fast Bowlers In ODIs Outside Asia

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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. Most of our ratings are dynamic, and as new matches are played, the rating of earlier bowlers may change if current bowlers set new benchmarks. Brief explanation of the ratings is given before each section (Detailed Explanation). So, here are the Top 15 Non Asian Fast bowlers in matches Outside Asia in ODIs.

*Note: All ODI Ratings are updated till 2025-09-15

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PROLIFIC
4. CONSISTENT
4.1. Against All Teams
4.2. Against Top Teams
5. ECONOMIC
5.1. Against All Teams
5.2. Against Top Teams
6. BEST BOWLING BY WKTS (NWT)
7. BEST BOWLING BY ECO (NWT)
8. NON ASIANS OUTSIDE ASIA RATING
9. TOP TEAMS
10. NON WEAK TEAMS
FC RATING

Points to note about NON ASIANS OUTSIDE ASIA Rating:-

  • Unfavourable Conditions (UC) is Outside Asia for Spinnrs and In Asia for Pacers.
  • Favourable Conditions (FC) are the opposite.
  • This categorization has been done as there are more points for UC in our Overall Rating.

THE CRITERIA

The NON ASIANS OUTSIDE ASIA Rating is divided into 5 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Wickets Taken 200.00
Consistent Average 300.00
Economic Strike Rate 300.00
Best Bowling Top Inns (Wkts) 100.00
Economic Bowling Top Inns (Eco) 100.00
The Trend Setter (TS)

TS is the player which does the best in a criteria. The rating of all other players are calculated taking the TS as the benchmark. Know All About TS. Here is an example:-

  • TS Ave: 25.00; Player X Ave: 30.00; Section Points: 300.00
  • TS Points: 300.00(Max); Player X Points: TS Ave/Ave X 300 = 25.00/30.00 X 300 = 250.00
  • Ratings of all sections are calculated similarly with Ave being replaced by the Criteria Stat.
TT and NWT

Some sections consider performances only against the top teams (TT) and non weak teams (NWT). Here is some information:-

  • Win/Loss Ratio is used to determine TT and NWT.
  • They are calculated by decades.
  • A bowler's performace is counted in TT or NWT if it comes against that team in the specific decade.
  • Knock Out and Super Six matches of ODI World Cup are also counted.
  • TT & NWT may be found in the last section.

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings (TT) 15
Min Career Wkts 50

PROLIFIC

The Eras

The time period from 1971 to present is divided into eras for this section. This is because less cricket was played earlier. To make it fair for earlier players they are compared with players of the same period with a slight reduction in points. Know More About Eras.

Era 1 MP before 1991
Era 2 MP between 1990 And 2011
Era 3 MP greater than 2010

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK ERA 1 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS RJ Hadlee NZ 1973 1990 1981.5 106 146 150.00
1 RJ Hadlee NZ 1973 1990 1981.5 106 146 150.00
2 J Garner WI 1977 1987 1982 90 139 142.81
3 MA Holding WI 1976 1987 1981.5 90 127 130.48
4 EJ Chatfield NZ 1979 1989 1984 88 119 122.26
5 DK Lillee AUS 1972 1983 1977.5 61 103 105.82
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS B Lee AUS 2000 2012 2006 180 322 200.00
1 B Lee AUS 2000 2012 2006 180 322 200.00
2 GD McGrath AUS 1993 2007 2000 201 312 193.79
3 SM Pollock SA 1996 2008 2002 236 309 191.93
4 JM Anderson ENG 2002 2015 2008.5 157 234 145.34
5 D Gough ENG 1994 2006 2000 134 211 131.06
6 CEL Ambrose WI 1988 2000 1994 128 165 102.48
7 SE Bond NZ 2002 2010 2006 69 127 78.88
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS MA Starc AUS 2010 2025 2017.5 102 193 160.00
1 MA Starc AUS 2010 2025 2017.5 102 193 160.00
2 TA Boult NZ 2012 2023 2017.5 87 178 147.56
3 CJ McKay AUS 2009 2014 2011.5 50 87 72.12

CONSISTENT

R Ave

Relative Average (R Ave) is a more accurate type of average. Know How It Is Calculated. Briefly it takes into account:-

  • Strength of Opposition.
  • Venues at which a bowler has played.
  • Time Period in which he has been active

Criteria: Points For R Ave

Min Qualification For TS
Min Wickets 50
Min Wickets (TT) 30

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS SE Bond 69 2609 127 20.54 20.25 150.00
1 SE Bond 69 2609 127 20.54 20.25 150.00
2 J Garner 90 2523 139 18.15 20.50 148.19
3 TA Boult 87 3900 178 21.91 21.59 140.71
4 GD McGrath 201 6644 312 21.29 22.37 135.77
5 MA Starc 102 4391 193 22.75 22.38 135.72
6 CJ McKay 50 1908 87 21.93 22.60 134.42
7 DK Lillee 61 2090 103 20.29 22.91 132.58
8 RJ Hadlee 106 3211 146 21.99 24.01 126.52
9 B Lee 180 7559 322 23.48 24.42 124.39
10 MA Holding 90 2737 127 21.55 24.45 124.21
11 CEL Ambrose 128 3934 165 23.84 24.82 122.37
12 D Gough 134 5231 211 24.79 24.84 122.28
13 SM Pollock 236 7482 309 24.21 25.15 120.76
14 EJ Chatfield 88 2843 119 23.89 26.11 116.34
15 JM Anderson 157 6394 234 27.32 26.69 113.78

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS SE Bond 52 2061 97 21.25 20.04 150.00
1 SE Bond 52 2061 97 21.25 20.04 150.00
2 J Garner 83 2386 132 18.08 20.21 148.72
3 CJ McKay 36 1373 67 20.49 20.24 148.52
4 DK Lillee 58 1978 101 19.58 22.04 136.38
5 TA Boult 64 3009 127 23.69 22.76 132.07
6 GD McGrath 146 4974 219 22.71 23.21 129.51
7 CEL Ambrose 100 3094 136 22.75 23.44 128.24
8 B Lee 141 6074 256 23.73 23.87 125.89
9 RJ Hadlee 88 2759 120 22.99 24.32 123.56
10 D Gough 92 3695 145 25.48 24.52 122.56
11 MA Starc 72 3196 122 26.20 25.06 119.94
12 MA Holding 83 2504 112 22.36 25.13 119.62
13 SM Pollock 152 5069 195 25.99 26.00 115.62
14 EJ Chatfield 78 2541 104 24.43 26.29 114.33
15 JM Anderson 119 4928 176 28.00 26.36 114.00

ECONOMIC

R ER

Relative Economy Rate (R ER) for bowlers is calculated using the same method as R Ave with average being replaced with ER.

Criteria: Points For R ER

Min Qualification For TS
Min Balls 1000

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS SM Pollock 236 12458 7482 3.60 3.49 150.00
1 SM Pollock 236 12458 7482 3.60 3.49 150.00
2 J Garner 90 4946 2523 3.06 3.52 148.35
3 CEL Ambrose 128 6909 3934 3.42 3.60 145.20
4 GD McGrath 201 10529 6644 3.79 3.72 140.73
5 RJ Hadlee 106 5867 3211 3.28 3.77 138.67
6 MA Holding 90 4980 2737 3.30 3.82 136.74
7 CJ McKay 50 2509 1908 4.56 3.85 135.72
8 SE Bond 69 3717 2609 4.21 3.87 135.24
9 EJ Chatfield 88 4918 2843 3.47 3.93 133.12
10 TA Boult 87 4814 3900 4.86 4.00 130.69
11 DK Lillee 61 3485 2090 3.60 4.15 125.99
12 D Gough 134 7272 5231 4.32 4.21 124.33
13 MA Starc 102 5106 4391 5.16 4.26 122.69
14 JM Anderson 157 7859 6394 4.88 4.30 121.62
15 B Lee 180 9441 7559 4.80 4.45 117.47

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS J Garner 83 4586 2386 3.12 3.58 150.00
1 J Garner 83 4586 2386 3.12 3.58 150.00
2 SM Pollock 152 8038 5069 3.78 3.58 149.92
3 CEL Ambrose 100 5434 3094 3.42 3.62 148.36
4 GD McGrath 146 7761 4974 3.85 3.71 144.60
5 CJ McKay 36 1814 1373 4.54 3.78 142.11
6 MA Holding 83 4542 2504 3.31 3.81 140.71
7 RJ Hadlee 88 4808 2759 3.44 3.90 137.62
8 SE Bond 52 2833 2061 4.36 3.92 137.00
9 EJ Chatfield 78 4304 2541 3.54 3.98 134.67
10 DK Lillee 58 3299 1978 3.60 4.12 130.16
11 TA Boult 64 3577 3009 5.05 4.13 130.03
12 JM Anderson 119 6040 4928 4.90 4.22 127.15
13 D Gough 92 5013 3695 4.42 4.25 126.29
14 MA Starc 72 3624 3196 5.29 4.34 123.55
15 B Lee 141 7546 6074 4.83 4.40 121.85

BEST BOWLING BY WKTS (NWT)

BBW

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 bowling performances by Wkts of a bowler. Best Bowling By Wickets (BBW) is simply the total wickets taken in the 5 innings divided by 5.

Criteria: Points For Wkts Taken In Top 5 Inns

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 BBW RAT
TS TA Boult 7/34 6/33 5/17 5/21 5/27 5.60 100.00
1 TA Boult 7/34 6/33 5/17 5/21 5/27 5.60 100.00
2 MA Starc 6/28 6/43 5/20 5/26 5/32 5.40 96.43
3 SM Pollock 6/35 5/20 5/23 5/36 5/37 5.20 92.86
3 SE Bond 6/19 6/23 5/23 5/25 4/26 5.20 92.86
5 RJ Hadlee 5/25 5/26 5/32 5/32 5/38 5.00 89.29
5 B Lee 5/22 5/27 5/27 5/30 5/41 5.00 89.29
7 GD McGrath 5/14 5/27 5/40 5/49 4/8 4.80 85.71
8 J Garner 5/31 5/38 5/47 4/10 4/45 4.60 82.14
8 CEL Ambrose 5/17 5/26 5/32 4/18 4/35 4.60 82.14
10 D Gough 5/44 5/44 4/28 4/29 4/33 4.40 78.57
10 JM Anderson 5/23 5/34 4/18 4/18 4/23 4.40 78.57
10 CJ McKay 5/28 5/33 4/20 4/33 4/35 4.40 78.57
13 DK Lillee 5/34 4/12 4/28 4/32 4/35 4.20 75.00
13 MA Holding 5/26 4/17 4/26 4/32 4/33 4.20 75.00
15 EJ Chatfield 5/34 4/20 4/28 4/32 3/20 4.00 71.43

BEST BOWLING BY ECO (NWT)

BBE

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 bowling performances by Economy of a bowler. Best Bowling By Economy (BBE) is the Relative Economy of the bowler in the 5 Inns. Only 30+ Balls performaces are counted in this criteria.

Criteria: Points For Economy In Top 5 Inns

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 BBE RAT
TS SM Pollock 5.0/6 9.5/12 8.0/10 7.0/9 10.0/13 1.21 100.00
1 SM Pollock 5.0/6 9.5/12 8.0/10 7.0/9 10.0/13 1.21 100.00
2 J Garner 6.0/6 6.0/6 6.0/6 7.5/9 6.0/7 1.23 98.73
3 GD McGrath 10.0/8 6.0/7 10.0/13 9.0/13 8.4/14 1.24 98.24
4 EJ Chatfield 10.0/8 9.2/9 7.0/9 10.0/13 10.0/15 1.32 92.00
5 RJ Hadlee 6.0/6 8.0/9 9.0/12 12.0/16 5.0/7 1.44 84.60
6 CEL Ambrose 8.4/9 6.0/8 8.0/12 10.0/15 9.4/16 1.49 81.28
7 JM Anderson 10.0/12 7.0/10 8.0/14 9.3/20 8.3/18 1.52 80.11
8 DK Lillee 5.0/3 10.0/12 10.0/14 6.0/10 10.0/17 1.58 77.08
9 B Lee 6.0/5 8.0/8 8.2/18 10.0/22 10.0/22 1.64 73.97
10 D Gough 7.0/9 9.0/14 9.1/17 8.0/15 9.0/18 1.69 71.98
11 SE Bond 10.0/15 10.0/19 10.0/21 9.0/19 10.0/23 1.82 66.81
12 CJ McKay 7.0/10 7.3/15 8.0/16 7.0/16 9.5/28 1.82 66.55
13 MA Holding 10.0/15 5.0/8 6.0/10 8.4/15 9.0/16 1.92 63.26
14 TA Boult 10.0/21 7.2/17 10.0/25 10.0/27 9.0/25 2.04 59.44
15 MA Starc 7.0/12 8.0/20 10.0/26 9.4/26 6.5/20 2.07 58.66

NON ASIANS OUTSIDE ASIA RATING

The NON ASIANS OUTSIDE ASIA (FC) Rating is the addition of the points of all the above criteria. The rating is out of 1,000.

RANK BOWLER PRO CON ECO BBW BBE FC RAT
1 GD McGrath 193.79 265.28 285.33 85.71 98.24 928.35
2 SM Pollock 191.93 236.38 299.92 92.86 100.00 921.08
3 J Garner 142.81 296.92 298.35 82.14 98.73 918.95
4 B Lee 200.00 250.28 239.32 89.29 73.97 852.86
5 RJ Hadlee 150.00 250.08 276.29 89.29 84.60 850.25
6 TA Boult 147.56 272.78 260.72 100.00 59.44 840.51
7 MA Starc 160.00 255.66 246.24 96.43 58.66 816.99
8 SE Bond 78.88 300.00 272.24 92.86 66.81 810.79
9 CEL Ambrose 102.48 250.62 293.56 82.14 81.28 810.08
10 MA Holding 130.48 243.82 277.45 75.00 63.26 790.01
11 EJ Chatfield 122.26 230.66 267.79 71.43 92.00 784.14
12 DK Lillee 105.82 268.96 256.15 75.00 77.08 783.01
13 JM Anderson 145.34 227.78 248.77 78.57 80.11 780.58
14 CJ McKay 72.12 282.94 277.83 78.57 66.55 778.01
15 D Gough 131.06 244.84 250.62 78.57 71.98 777.07

TOP TEAMS

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

NON WEAK TEAMS

DECADE OF MAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1970s WI ENG AUS NZ PAK SL IND
1980s WI ENG AUS PAK IND NZ SL ZIM
1990s SA AUS PAK WI IND SL ENG NZ ZIM
2000s AUS SA SL PAK IND NZ ENG WI BAN
2010s IND SA AUS ENG NZ PAK SL BAN WI
2020s IND NZ AUS PAK SL SA BAN ENG AFG WI

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