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 first list simply gives you the bowlers with best averages in ODIs. The second list gives you the bowlers with best
Relative Averages (R Ave).
*Note: All ODI Ratings are updated till 2025-02-15
Qualification |
Min Inns Against Top Teams |
40 |
Min Wickets |
100 |
TOP 20 ODI PACERS WITH BEST AVERAGES
RANK |
BOWLER |
NAT | FP |
LP | INNS |
RUNS | WKTS | AVE |
1 |
J Garner |
WI | 1977 |
1987 | 98 |
2752 | 146 | 18.85 |
2 |
DK Lillee |
AUS | 1972 |
1983 | 63 |
2145 | 103 | 20.83 |
3 |
SE Bond |
NZ | 2002 |
2010 | 80 |
3069 | 147 | 20.88 |
4 |
MA Holding |
WI | 1976 |
1987 | 102 |
3034 | 142 | 21.37 |
5 |
RJ Hadlee |
NZ | 1973 |
1990 | 112 |
3407 | 158 | 21.56 |
6 |
AA Donald |
SA | 1991 |
2003 | 162 |
5926 | 272 | 21.79 |
7 |
GD McGrath |
AUS | 1993 |
2007 | 248 |
8391 | 381 | 22.02 |
8 |
B Lee |
AUS | 2000 |
2012 | 217 |
8877 | 380 | 23.36 |
9 |
MA Starc |
AUS | 2010 |
2024 | 127 |
5711 | 244 | 23.41 |
10 |
Wasim Akram |
PAK | 1984 |
2003 | 351 |
11812 | 502 | 23.53 |
11 |
JJ Bumrah |
IND | 2016 |
2023 | 88 |
3509 | 149 | 23.55 |
12 |
Waqar Younis |
PAK | 1989 |
2003 | 258 |
9919 | 416 | 23.84 |
13 |
C Pringle |
NZ | 1990 |
1995 | 64 |
2458 | 103 | 23.86 |
14 |
Mohammed Shami |
IND | 2013 |
2025 | 107 |
4955 | 206 | 24.05 |
15 |
CEL Ambrose |
WI | 1988 |
2000 | 175 |
5429 | 225 | 24.13 |
16 |
NW Bracken |
AUS | 2001 |
2009 | 116 |
4240 | 174 | 24.37 |
17 |
Shaheen Shah Afridi |
PAK | 2018 |
2025 | 63 |
3095 | 127 | 24.37 |
18 |
A Flintoff |
ENG | 1999 |
2009 | 119 |
4121 | 169 | 24.38 |
19 |
TA Boult |
NZ | 2012 |
2023 | 113 |
5146 | 211 | 24.39 |
20 |
SM Pollock |
SA | 1996 |
2008 | 297 |
9631 | 393 | 24.51 |
TOP 20 ODI PACERS WITH BEST R AVE
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
RANK |
BOWLER |
NAT | FP |
LP | INNS |
RUNS | WKTS | AVE |
R AVE |
1 |
J Garner |
WI | 1977 |
1987 | 98 |
2752 | 146 | 18.85 |
20.69 |
2 |
SE Bond |
NZ | 2002 |
2010 | 80 |
3069 | 147 | 20.88 |
20.80 |
3 |
AA Donald |
SA | 1991 |
2003 | 162 |
5926 | 272 | 21.79 |
22.08 |
4 |
JJ Bumrah |
IND | 2016 |
2023 | 88 |
3509 | 149 | 23.55 |
22.38 |
5 |
GD McGrath |
AUS | 1993 |
2007 | 248 |
8391 | 381 | 22.02 |
22.66 |
6 |
MA Starc |
AUS | 2010 |
2024 | 127 |
5711 | 244 | 23.41 |
23.10 |
7 |
Mohammed Shami |
IND | 2013 |
2025 | 107 |
4955 | 206 | 24.05 |
23.18 |
8 |
MA Holding |
WI | 1976 |
1987 | 102 |
3034 | 142 | 21.37 |
23.22 |
9 |
Shaheen Shah Afridi |
PAK | 2018 |
2025 | 63 |
3095 | 127 | 24.37 |
23.46 |
10 |
DK Lillee |
AUS | 1972 |
1983 | 63 |
2145 | 103 | 20.83 |
23.73 |
11 |
A Flintoff |
ENG | 1999 |
2009 | 119 |
4121 | 169 | 24.38 |
23.82 |
12 |
C Pringle |
NZ | 1990 |
1995 | 64 |
2458 | 103 | 23.86 |
23.84 |
13 |
TA Boult |
NZ | 2012 |
2023 | 113 |
5146 | 211 | 24.39 |
23.85 |
14 |
B Lee |
AUS | 2000 |
2012 | 217 |
8877 | 380 | 23.36 |
23.97 |
15 |
Wasim Akram |
PAK | 1984 |
2003 | 351 |
11812 | 502 | 23.53 |
24.01 |
16 |
MJ Henry |
NZ | 2014 |
2025 | 89 |
4094 | 165 | 24.81 |
24.13 |
17 |
RJ Hadlee |
NZ | 1973 |
1990 | 112 |
3407 | 158 | 21.56 |
24.34 |
18 |
Waqar Younis |
PAK | 1989 |
2003 | 258 |
9919 | 416 | 23.84 |
24.45 |
19 |
CEL Ambrose |
WI | 1988 |
2000 | 175 |
5429 | 225 | 24.13 |
24.51 |
20 |
NW Bracken |
AUS | 2001 |
2009 | 116 |
4240 | 174 | 24.37 |
24.55 |
TOP TEAMS
DECADE OF MAT | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
1970s | WI | ENG | AUS | NZ | PAK | SL |
1980s | WI | ENG | AUS | PAK | IND | NZ |
1990s | SA | AUS | PAK | WI | IND | SL |
2000s | AUS | SA | SL | PAK | IND | NZ |
2010s | IND | SA | AUS | ENG | NZ | PAK |
2020s | IND | PAK | NZ | AUS | SL | SA |