Top 20 ODI Fast Bowlers With Best Economy

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

CONTENTS

1. TOP 20 ODI Pacers With Best Economy Rates

2. TOP 20 ODI Pacers With Best R ER

3. TOP TEAMS

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
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