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.To qualify for the rating, a player must have played at least 25 innings against the
Top Teams (TT). TT may be found in the last section of the rating.
*Note: All ODI Ratings are updated till 2023-01-08
Best Economy Rates
The first list simply gives you the bowlers with best Economy Rates in ODI Cricket. The second list gives you the bowlers with best Relative Economy Rates (R ER). How it is calculated is explained in the highlighted sections. Only bowlers who have bowled more than 2500 balls are considered for both lists.
TOP 20 ODI Pacers With Best Economy Rates
RANK | BOWLER | NAT | FP | LP | INNS | RUNS | BALLS | ER |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | J Garner | WI | 1977 | 1987 | 98 | 2752 | 5330 | 3.10 |
2 | RGD Willis | ENG | 1973 | 1984 | 64 | 1968 | 3595 | 3.28 |
3 | RJ Hadlee | NZ | 1973 | 1990 | 112 | 3407 | 6182 | 3.31 |
4 | MA Holding | WI | 1976 | 1987 | 102 | 3034 | 5473 | 3.33 |
5 | AME Roberts | WI | 1975 | 1983 | 56 | 1771 | 3123 | 3.40 |
6 | CEL Ambrose | WI | 1988 | 2000 | 175 | 5429 | 9353 | 3.48 |
7 | MD Marshall | WI | 1980 | 1992 | 134 | 4233 | 7175 | 3.54 |
8 | PS de Villiers | SA | 1992 | 1997 | 82 | 2636 | 4422 | 3.58 |
9 | EJ Chatfield | NZ | 1979 | 1989 | 112 | 3620 | 6065 | 3.58 |
10 | DK Lillee | AUS | 1972 | 1983 | 63 | 2145 | 3593 | 3.58 |
11 | GF Lawson | AUS | 1980 | 1989 | 79 | 2592 | 4259 | 3.65 |
12 | TM Alderman | AUS | 1981 | 1991 | 65 | 2056 | 3371 | 3.66 |
13 | SM Pollock | SA | 1996 | 2008 | 297 | 9631 | 15712 | 3.68 |
14 | N Kapil Dev | IND | 1978 | 1994 | 221 | 6945 | 11202 | 3.72 |
15 | GR Larsen | NZ | 1990 | 1999 | 119 | 4000 | 6368 | 3.77 |
16 | CA Walsh | WI | 1985 | 2000 | 204 | 6915 | 10822 | 3.83 |
17 | AD Mullally | ENG | 1996 | 2001 | 49 | 1728 | 2699 | 3.84 |
18 | GD McGrath | AUS | 1993 | 2007 | 248 | 8391 | 12970 | 3.88 |
19 | Imran Khan | PAK | 1974 | 1992 | 153 | 4845 | 7462 | 3.90 |
20 | Wasim Akram | PAK | 1984 | 2003 | 351 | 11812 | 18186 | 3.90 |
C ER
The Comparative Economy Rate (C ER) for bowlers is calculated by taken into account two factors:-
- First is the ER of batsmen in the decades the bowler played.
- Second is the ER of the opposition batsmen at Home, in Asia or outside Asia; whichever is applicable.
- The ER of the opposing team’s batsmen is also calculated by decades.
- Higher C ER suggest that more runs per over were scored by the batsmen in the above mentioned factors.
- Thus it was difficult to contain runs and the bowler will benefit from this.
- Lower C ER means the opposite.
R ER
The Relative Economy Rate (R ER) is calculated using the C ER. Its formula is (Bowler ER/C ER)*A Constant Factor. This constant doesn’t affect the rating as it is the same for everone. If your C ER is comparatively high, your R ER will be low; which is better for bowlers. Broadly speaking, the following bowlers will benefit from this system:-
- Bowlers who have played more in unfavourable conditions.
- Asian fast bowlers and Non-Asian spin bowlers whereever applicable.
- Modern day bowlers benefit from R ER.
- This is because scoring rates have increased with time and it has become more difficult to be economic.
- Bowlers who have played more against top opposition than weaker teams.
TOP 20 ODI Pacers With Best R ER
RANK | BOWLER | NAT | FP | LP | INNS | RUNS | BALLS | ER | R ER |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | J Garner | WI | 1977 | 1987 | 98 | 2752 | 5330 | 3.10 | 3.41 |
2 | SM Pollock | SA | 1996 | 2008 | 297 | 9631 | 15712 | 3.68 | 3.52 |
3 | CEL Ambrose | WI | 1988 | 2000 | 175 | 5429 | 9353 | 3.48 | 3.59 |
4 | RJ Hadlee | NZ | 1973 | 1990 | 112 | 3407 | 6182 | 3.31 | 3.64 |
5 | MA Holding | WI | 1976 | 1987 | 102 | 3034 | 5473 | 3.33 | 3.64 |
6 | PS de Villiers | SA | 1992 | 1997 | 82 | 2636 | 4422 | 3.58 | 3.66 |
7 | JR Hazlewood | AUS | 2010 | 2022 | 68 | 2766 | 3626 | 4.58 | 3.73 |
8 | RGD Willis | ENG | 1973 | 1984 | 64 | 1968 | 3595 | 3.28 | 3.74 |
9 | GD McGrath | AUS | 1993 | 2007 | 248 | 8391 | 12970 | 3.88 | 3.75 |
10 | MD Marshall | WI | 1980 | 1992 | 134 | 4233 | 7175 | 3.54 | 3.75 |
11 | JJ Bumrah | IND | 2016 | 2022 | 72 | 2941 | 3807 | 4.64 | 3.76 |
12 | AR Caddick | ENG | 1993 | 2003 | 53 | 1965 | 2937 | 4.01 | 3.78 |
13 | AME Roberts | WI | 1975 | 1983 | 56 | 1771 | 3123 | 3.40 | 3.80 |
14 | AD Mathews | SL | 2008 | 2020 | 158 | 4003 | 5191 | 4.63 | 3.83 |
15 | AD Mullally | ENG | 1996 | 2001 | 49 | 1728 | 2699 | 3.84 | 3.84 |
16 | N Kapil Dev | IND | 1978 | 1994 | 221 | 6945 | 11202 | 3.72 | 3.85 |
17 | Wasim Akram | PAK | 1984 | 2003 | 351 | 11812 | 18186 | 3.90 | 3.87 |
18 | EJ Chatfield | NZ | 1979 | 1989 | 112 | 3620 | 6065 | 3.58 | 3.88 |
19 | SE Bond | NZ | 2002 | 2010 | 80 | 3069 | 4295 | 4.29 | 3.90 |
20 | GR Larsen | NZ | 1990 | 1999 | 119 | 4000 | 6368 | 3.77 | 3.91 |
TOP TEAMS
DECADE OF MAT | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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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 |