Top 100 Test Fast Bowlers With Best Economy Rates

All Test Stats on the website are from 01/01/1950 onwards (Know Why). They are updated till 2026-02-05. The first list simply gives you the bowlers with best economy rates in Test Cricket since 1950. The second list gives you the bowlers with best Relative Economy Rates (R ER).

CONTENTS

1. QUALIFICATION

2. TOP 100 PACERS WITH BEST ECONOMY RATES IN TEST CRICKET

3. TOP 100 PACERS WITH BEST R ER IN TEST CRICKET

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings (Top Teams)	25
Min Balls	2500
Min Career Wkts	50

TOP 100 PACERS WITH BEST ECONOMY RATES IN TEST CRICKET

RANK	BOWLER	NAT	INNS	RUNS	BALLS	WKTS	ER
1	TL Goddard	SA	75	3226	11736	123	1.65
2	KD Mackay	AUS	53	1721	5792	50	1.78
3	AK Davidson	AUS	82	3819	11587	186	1.98
4	NAT Adcock	SA	46	2195	6391	104	2.06
5	Fazal Mahmood	PAK	53	3434	9834	139	2.10
6	M Hendrick	ENG	54	2248	6208	87	2.17
7	GS Sobers	WI	159	7999	21599	235	2.22
8	PS Heine	SA	27	1455	3890	58	2.24
9	MHN Walker	AUS	63	3792	10094	138	2.25
10	NJ Astle	NZ	94	2143	5688	51	2.26
11	AN Connolly	AUS	55	2981	7818	102	2.29
12	G Dymock	AUS	35	2116	5545	78	2.29
13	EJ Chatfield	NZ	73	3958	10360	123	2.29
14	BE Congdon	NZ	66	2154	5620	59	2.30
15	NJN Hawke	AUS	50	2677	6974	91	2.30
16	CEL Ambrose	WI	179	8501	22103	405	2.31
17	Asif Iqbal (PAK)	PAK	54	1502	3864	53	2.33
18	JB Statham	ENG	129	6261	16056	252	2.34
19	VA Holder	WI	72	3627	9095	109	2.39
20	JDP Oram	NZ	55	1983	4964	60	2.40
21	SM Pollock	SA	202	9733	24353	421	2.40
22	BL Cairns	NZ	72	4280	10628	130	2.42
23	BD Julien	WI	45	1868	4542	50	2.47
24	J Garner	WI	111	5433	13175	259	2.47
25	GD McKenzie	AUS	113	7328	17681	246	2.49
26	Sarfraz Nawaz	PAK	95	5798	13951	177	2.49
27	GD McGrath	AUS	243	12186	29248	563	2.50
28	Mohammad Abbas	PAK	48	2318	5554	100	2.50
29	BM McMillan	SA	64	2537	6048	75	2.52
30	CA Walsh	WI	242	12688	30019	519	2.54
31	Mudassar Nazar	PAK	96	2532	5967	66	2.55
32	Imran Khan	PAK	142	8258	19458	362	2.55
33	DJ Nash	NZ	53	2649	6196	93	2.57
34	PM Pollock	SA	52	2806	6522	116	2.58
35	Wasim Akram	PAK	181	9778	22627	414	2.59
36	ER Dexter	ENG	80	2306	5317	66	2.60
37	JO Holder	WI	122	4924	11305	162	2.61
38	SR Clark	AUS	48	2243	5146	94	2.62
39	FS Trueman	ENG	127	6625	15178	307	2.62
40	PR Reiffel	AUS	67	2804	6403	104	2.63
41	RJ Hadlee	NZ	150	9612	21918	431	2.63
42	DJ Brown	ENG	46	2237	5098	79	2.63
43	VD Philander	SA	119	5000	11391	224	2.63
44	L Klusener	SA	84	3033	6887	80	2.64
45	RO Collinge	NZ	62	3392	7689	116	2.65
46	SR Waugh	AUS	150	3445	7805	92	2.65
47	RS Cunis	NZ	38	1887	4250	51	2.66
48	Nasim-ul-Ghani	PAK	40	1959	4406	52	2.67
49	ARC Fraser	ENG	79	4836	10876	177	2.67
50	Mahmood Hussain	PAK	42	2628	5910	68	2.67
51	BA Reid	AUS	42	2784	6244	113	2.68
52	MD Marshall	WI	151	7876	17584	376	2.69
53	WPUJC Vaas	SL	194	10501	23438	355	2.69
54	JA Snow	ENG	93	5387	12021	202	2.69
55	HH Streak	ZIM	102	6079	13559	216	2.69
56	TM Alderman	AUS	73	4616	10181	170	2.72
57	CM Old	ENG	81	4020	8858	143	2.72
58	OE Robinson	ENG	37	1742	3796	76	2.75
59	RM Hogg	AUS	66	3503	7633	123	2.75
60	SR Watson	AUS	93	2526	5495	75	2.76
61	DK Lillee	AUS	132	8493	18467	355	2.76
62	JJ Bumrah	IND	99	4631	10031	234	2.77
63	NA Foster	ENG	47	2891	6261	88	2.77
64	JR Hazlewood	AUS	143	7144	15423	295	2.78
65	AW Greig	ENG	93	4541	9802	141	2.78
66	RJ Harris	AUS	52	2658	5736	113	2.78
67	N Kapil Dev	IND	227	12867	27740	434	2.78
68	BW Hilfenhaus	AUS	49	2822	6078	99	2.79
69	IR Bishop	WI	76	3909	8413	161	2.79
70	AME Roberts	WI	90	5174	11135	202	2.79
71	MA Holding	WI	113	5898	12680	249	2.79
72	JM Anderson	ENG	350	18627	40037	704	2.79
73	BR Taylor	NZ	53	2953	6334	111	2.80
74	DW Fleming	AUS	38	1942	4129	75	2.82
75	JH Kallis	SA	272	9535	20232	292	2.83
76	RGD Willis	ENG	165	8190	17357	325	2.83
77	CEH Croft	WI	52	2913	6165	125	2.84
78	AA Donald	SA	129	7344	15519	330	2.84
79	CD Collymore	WI	53	3004	6337	93	2.84
80	SB Doull	NZ	51	2872	6053	98	2.85
81	S Madan Lal	IND	63	2846	5997	71	2.85
82	JN Gillespie	AUS	137	6770	14234	259	2.85
83	Mohammad Aamer	PAK	67	3627	7619	119	2.86
84	DR Pringle	ENG	52	2518	5287	70	2.86
85	J Srinath	IND	121	7196	15104	236	2.86
86	GC Small	ENG	31	1871	3927	55	2.86
87	CC Griffith	WI	50	2683	5631	94	2.86
88	BKV Prasad	IND	58	3360	7041	96	2.86
89	SM Boland	AUS	37	1524	3191	82	2.87
90	PAJ DeFreitas	ENG	76	4700	9838	140	2.87
91	M Prabhakar	IND	68	3581	7475	96	2.87
92	PJ Cummins	AUS	134	6946	14391	315	2.90
93	DJG Sammy	WI	65	3007	6215	84	2.90
94	WW Hall	WI	92	5066	10421	192	2.92
95	PM Siddle	AUS	126	6777	13907	221	2.92
96	DNT Zoysa	SL	51	2157	4422	64	2.93
97	DR Hadlee	NZ	44	2389	4883	71	2.94
98	Junaid Khan	PAK	41	2253	4605	71	2.94
99	MG Hughes	AUS	97	6017	12285	212	2.94
100	GP Wickramasinghe	SL	63	3559	7260	85	2.94

TOP 100 PACERS WITH BEST R ER IN TEST CRICKET

R ER

Relative Economy Rate (R ER) is a more accurate type of ER. Know How It Is Calculated. Briefly it takes into account:-

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

RANK	BOWLER	NAT	INNS	RUNS	BALLS	WKTS	ER	R ER
1	TL Goddard	SA	75	3226	11736	123	1.65	2.15
2	JDP Oram	NZ	55	1983	4964	60	2.40	2.33
3	NJ Astle	NZ	94	2143	5688	51	2.26	2.36
4	KD Mackay	AUS	53	1721	5792	50	1.78	2.39
5	M Hendrick	ENG	54	2248	6208	87	2.17	2.40
6	Mohammad Abbas	PAK	48	2318	5554	100	2.50	2.46
7	CEL Ambrose	WI	179	8501	22103	405	2.31	2.46
8	VD Philander	SA	119	5000	11391	224	2.63	2.46
9	SM Pollock	SA	202	9733	24353	421	2.40	2.49
10	EJ Chatfield	NZ	73	3958	10360	123	2.29	2.50
11	SR Clark	AUS	48	2243	5146	94	2.62	2.50
12	BW Hilfenhaus	AUS	49	2822	6078	99	2.79	2.56
13	JO Holder	WI	122	4924	11305	162	2.61	2.56
14	JJ Bumrah	IND	99	4631	10031	234	2.77	2.59
15	GD McGrath	AUS	243	12186	29248	563	2.50	2.59
16	SR Watson	AUS	93	2526	5495	75	2.76	2.60
17	Mohammad Aamer	PAK	67	3627	7619	119	2.86	2.60
18	Fazal Mahmood	PAK	53	3434	9834	139	2.10	2.62
19	RJ Harris	AUS	52	2658	5736	113	2.78	2.62
20	G Dymock	AUS	35	2116	5545	78	2.29	2.63
21	JM Anderson	ENG	350	18627	40037	704	2.79	2.63
22	DJG Sammy	WI	65	3007	6215	84	2.90	2.65
23	MHN Walker	AUS	63	3792	10094	138	2.25	2.66
24	AN Connolly	AUS	55	2981	7818	102	2.29	2.67
25	OE Robinson	ENG	37	1742	3796	76	2.75	2.67
26	JR Hazlewood	AUS	143	7144	15423	295	2.78	2.67
27	CA Walsh	WI	242	12688	30019	519	2.54	2.68
28	Mohammad Asif	PAK	44	2583	5170	106	3.00	2.69
29	AK Davidson	AUS	82	3819	11587	186	1.98	2.71
30	BE Congdon	NZ	66	2154	5620	59	2.30	2.72
31	SM Boland	AUS	37	1524	3191	82	2.87	2.72
32	Bhuvneshwar Kumar	IND	37	1644	3348	63	2.95	2.72
33	NJN Hawke	AUS	50	2677	6974	91	2.30	2.73
34	Wasim Akram	PAK	181	9778	22627	414	2.59	2.73
35	PM Siddle	AUS	126	6777	13907	221	2.92	2.73
36	GS Sobers	WI	159	7999	21599	235	2.22	2.73
37	BL Cairns	NZ	72	4280	10628	130	2.42	2.73
38	ARC Fraser	ENG	79	4836	10876	177	2.67	2.74
39	Junaid Khan	PAK	41	2253	4605	71	2.94	2.74
40	Imran Khan	PAK	142	8258	19458	362	2.55	2.74
41	TT Bresnan	ENG	41	2357	4674	72	3.03	2.74
42	DJ Nash	NZ	53	2649	6196	93	2.57	2.75
43	CD Collymore	WI	53	3004	6337	93	2.84	2.76
44	WPUJC Vaas	SL	194	10501	23438	355	2.69	2.76
45	J Garner	WI	111	5433	13175	259	2.47	2.77
46	PR Reiffel	AUS	67	2804	6403	104	2.63	2.78
47	BM McMillan	SA	64	2537	6048	75	2.52	2.78
48	JH Kallis	SA	272	9535	20232	292	2.83	2.78
49	Mudassar Nazar	PAK	96	2532	5967	66	2.55	2.80
50	SR Waugh	AUS	150	3445	7805	92	2.65	2.80
51	SCJ Broad	ENG	309	16719	33698	604	2.98	2.80
52	PJ Cummins	AUS	134	6946	14391	315	2.90	2.81
53	NA Foster	ENG	47	2891	6261	88	2.77	2.82
54	VA Holder	WI	72	3627	9095	109	2.39	2.82
55	Sarfraz Nawaz	PAK	95	5798	13951	177	2.49	2.82
56	BA Reid	AUS	42	2784	6244	113	2.68	2.83
57	Asif Iqbal (PAK)	PAK	54	1502	3864	53	2.33	2.84
58	HH Streak	ZIM	102	6079	13559	216	2.69	2.85
59	JC Archer	ENG	34	1806	3620	60	2.99	2.85
60	JB Statham	ENG	129	6261	16056	252	2.34	2.87
61	TA Boult	NZ	149	8717	17416	317	3.00	2.87
62	L Klusener	SA	84	3033	6887	80	2.64	2.87
63	RAS Lakmal	SL	122	6233	12443	171	3.01	2.87
64	M Morkel	SA	160	8550	16498	309	3.11	2.88
65	TG Southee	NZ	203	11832	23490	391	3.02	2.88
66	A Flintoff	ENG	137	7410	14951	226	2.97	2.90
67	MD Marshall	WI	151	7876	17584	376	2.69	2.90
68	TM Alderman	AUS	73	4616	10181	170	2.72	2.91
69	DJ Bravo	WI	61	3426	6466	86	3.18	2.91
70	RJ Hadlee	NZ	150	9612	21918	431	2.63	2.91
71	CR Woakes	ENG	118	5687	11225	192	3.04	2.93
72	NAT Adcock	SA	46	2195	6391	104	2.06	2.93
73	I Sharma	IND	188	10078	19160	311	3.16	2.93
74	MJ Henry	NZ	65	3799	7299	140	3.12	2.94
75	N Kapil Dev	IND	227	12867	27740	434	2.78	2.94
76	JN Gillespie	AUS	137	6770	14234	259	2.85	2.94
77	IR Bishop	WI	76	3909	8413	161	2.79	2.94
78	BKV Prasad	IND	58	3360	7041	96	2.86	2.95
79	KAJ Roach	WI	159	7968	15406	294	3.10	2.96
80	GD McKenzie	AUS	113	7328	17681	246	2.49	2.97
81	A Nel	SA	69	3919	7630	123	3.08	2.97
82	DR Pringle	ENG	52	2518	5287	70	2.86	2.97
83	GC Small	ENG	31	1871	3927	55	2.86	2.98
84	BD Julien	WI	45	1868	4542	50	2.47	2.99
85	JL Pattinson	AUS	38	2133	3963	81	3.23	2.99
86	PAJ DeFreitas	ENG	76	4700	9838	140	2.87	3.00
87	DR Tuffey	NZ	45	2445	4877	77	3.01	3.00
88	DNT Zoysa	SL	51	2157	4422	64	2.93	3.01
89	N Wagner	NZ	122	7169	13725	260	3.13	3.02
90	Rahat Ali	PAK	39	2264	4227	58	3.21	3.02
91	DW Fleming	AUS	38	1942	4129	75	2.82	3.04
92	DW Steyn	SA	171	10077	18608	439	3.25	3.04
93	RM Hogg	AUS	66	3503	7633	123	2.75	3.04
94	Hasan Ali	PAK	48	2213	4355	80	3.05	3.05
95	DAJ Bracewell	NZ	51	2874	5164	74	3.34	3.07
96	J Srinath	IND	121	7196	15104	236	2.86	3.07
97	AA Donald	SA	129	7344	15519	330	2.84	3.07
98	Mashrafe Mortaza	BAN	51	3239	5990	78	3.24	3.07
99	SB Doull	NZ	51	2872	6053	98	2.85	3.08
100	CM Old	ENG	81	4020	8858	143	2.72	3.08

BRIEF EXPLANATION

Dynamic Nature

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.

Top Teams (TT)

An opposition is counted as a TT considering its Win/Loss (WL) Ratios in last 7 years.
Home, Away, In Asia, Outside Asia and Overall WL Ratio is considered.
The WL Ratio should be more than a certain value overall or in specific condition.