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. 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 10 West Indian Fast bowlers in ODI cricket in all matches.

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

CONTENTS

3. PRIMARY CRITERIA

3.1. PROLIFIC

3.2. CONSISTENT

3.2.1. Against All Teams

3.2.2. Against Top Teams

3.3. ECONOMIC

3.3.1. Against All Teams

3.3.2. Against Top Teams

3.4. BEST BOWLING BY WKTS (NWT)

3.5. BEST BOWLING BY ECO (NWT)

3.6. PRIMARY RATING

4. CONDITIONS CRITERIA

4.1. HOME/AWAY

4.1.1. At Home

4.1.2. Away From Home

4.2. FAVOURABLE/UNFAVOURABLE CONDITIONS

4.2.1. Favourable Conditions Rating

4.2.1.1. Non Asians Outside Asia

4.2.2. Unfavourable Conditions Rating

4.2.2.1. Non Asians In Asia

4.3. CONDITIONS RATING

5. SECONDARY CRITERIA

5.1. WORLD CUP

5.2. IMPACT INNINGS

5.3. TOP FORM

5.4. SECONDARY RATING

6. OVERALL RATING

7. NON WEAK TEAMS

8. TOP TEAMS

Nations Filter

The Nations Rating filters the OVERALL Rating to show players only from West Indies.

The Rating of the players from West Indies remains the same as in the original OVERALL Rating.
Thus the Trend Setter can be from any nation and is not necessarily from West Indies.

THE CRITERIA

CRITERIA	CONSTITUENTS
Primary	Wickets, Average, Economy, BBI (Wkts & Eco)
Conditions	Home, Away, In Asia, Outside Asia
Secondary	World Cup, Top Form, Impact Inns

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)	25
Min Career Wkts	50

PRIMARY CRITERIA

The Primary 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

PROLIFIC

The Eras

The time period of ODI cricket 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	N Kapil Dev	IND	1978	1994	1986	221	253	150.00
1	MD Marshall	WI	1980	1992	1986	134	157	93.08
2	J Garner	WI	1977	1987	1982	98	146	86.56
3	MA Holding	WI	1976	1987	1981.5	102	142	84.19
4	BP Patterson	WI	1986	1993	1989.5	58	90	53.36
5	AME Roberts	WI	1975	1983	1979	56	87	51.58

RANK	ERA 2	NAT	FP	LP	MP	INNS	WKTS	RAT
TS	Wasim Akram	PAK	1984	2003	1993.5	351	502	200.00
1	CA Walsh	WI	1985	2000	1992.5	204	227	90.44
2	CEL Ambrose	WI	1988	2000	1994	175	225	89.64
3	M Dillon	WI	1997	2005	2001	107	130	51.79
4	IR Bishop	WI	1988	1997	1992.5	83	118	47.01

RANK	ERA 3	NAT	FP	LP	MP	INNS	WKTS	RAT
TS	SL Malinga	SL	2004	2019	2011.5	220	338	170.00
1	AS Joseph	WI	2016	2025	2020.5	79	133	66.89

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 Relative Average

Min Qualification For TS
Min Wickets	100
Min Wickets (TT)	60

Against All Teams

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	RUNS	WKTS	AVE	R AVE	RAT
TS	SE Bond	80	3069	147	20.88	20.57	150.00
1	J Garner	98	2752	146	18.85	20.90	147.62
2	AME Roberts	56	1771	87	20.36	22.77	135.54
3	MA Holding	102	3034	142	21.37	23.70	130.22
4	BP Patterson	58	2206	90	24.51	24.54	125.76
5	CEL Ambrose	175	5429	225	24.13	24.58	125.54
6	AS Joseph	79	3709	133	27.89	26.56	116.16
7	IR Bishop	83	3126	118	26.49	27.17	113.57
8	MD Marshall	134	4233	157	26.96	28.29	109.07
9	CA Walsh	204	6915	227	30.46	31.13	99.12
10	M Dillon	107	4217	130	32.44	31.83	96.95

Against Top Teams

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	RUNS	WKTS	AVE	R AVE	RAT
TS	J Garner	91	2615	139	18.81	20.65	150.00
1	J Garner	91	2615	139	18.81	20.65	150.00
2	AME Roberts	53	1687	80	21.09	23.29	132.96
3	CEL Ambrose	142	4483	190	23.59	23.68	130.79
4	MA Holding	95	2801	127	22.06	24.22	127.88
5	BP Patterson	52	1979	81	24.43	24.29	127.50
6	AS Joseph	49	2356	86	27.40	25.21	122.87
7	IR Bishop	71	2701	105	25.72	26.27	117.89
8	MD Marshall	118	3754	148	25.36	26.39	117.36
9	CA Walsh	165	5529	176	31.41	31.51	98.30
10	M Dillon	82	3285	95	34.58	32.51	95.27

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	1500

Against All Teams

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	BLS	RUNS	ER	R ER	RAT
TS	J Garner	98	5330	2752	3.10	3.53	150.00
1	J Garner	98	5330	2752	3.10	3.53	150.00
2	CEL Ambrose	175	9353	5429	3.48	3.62	146.47
3	MA Holding	102	5473	3034	3.33	3.80	139.58
4	MD Marshall	134	7175	4233	3.54	3.86	137.15
5	AME Roberts	56	3123	1771	3.40	3.98	133.20
6	CA Walsh	204	10822	6915	3.83	4.00	132.58
7	M Dillon	107	5480	4217	4.62	4.37	121.32
8	IR Bishop	83	4332	3126	4.33	4.50	117.67
9	AS Joseph	79	4053	3709	5.49	4.50	117.65
10	BP Patterson	58	3052	2206	4.34	4.52	117.09

Against Top Teams

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	BLS	RUNS	ER	R ER	RAT
TS	J Garner	91	4970	2615	3.16	3.58	150.00
1	J Garner	91	4970	2615	3.16	3.58	150.00
2	CEL Ambrose	142	7635	4483	3.52	3.65	147.03
3	MA Holding	95	5035	2801	3.34	3.79	141.88
4	MD Marshall	118	6353	3754	3.55	3.86	139.01
5	CA Walsh	165	8812	5529	3.76	3.90	137.56
6	AME Roberts	53	2924	1687	3.46	4.01	134.01
7	M Dillon	82	4220	3285	4.67	4.30	124.78
8	AS Joseph	49	2516	2356	5.62	4.54	118.28
9	BP Patterson	52	2704	1979	4.39	4.57	117.46
10	IR Bishop	71	3672	2701	4.41	4.60	116.83

BEST BOWLING BY WKTS (NWT)

BBW

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 bowling performances by Wkts of a bowler against Non Weak Teams in all matches. 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	Waqar Younis	7/36	6/26	6/30	6/44	6/59	6.20	100.00
1	CEL Ambrose	5/17	5/26	5/32	5/53	4/18	4.80	77.42
2	J Garner	5/31	5/38	5/47	4/10	4/45	4.60	74.19
2	M Dillon	5/29	5/51	5/52	4/20	4/46	4.60	74.19
4	IR Bishop	5/25	5/27	4/25	4/28	4/32	4.40	70.97
5	MA Holding	5/26	4/17	4/17	4/26	4/32	4.20	67.74
5	CA Walsh	5/1	4/16	4/16	4/25	4/31	4.20	67.74
7	MD Marshall	4/18	4/23	4/33	4/34	4/34	4.00	64.52
7	AS Joseph	5/56	4/31	4/65	4/76	3/36	4.00	64.52
9	AME Roberts	5/22	4/27	4/32	3/15	3/26	3.80	61.29
9	BP Patterson	6/29	4/29	3/26	3/31	3/34	3.80	61.29

BEST BOWLING BY ECO (NWT)

BBE

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 bowling performances by Economy of a bowler against Non Weak Teams. 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	CEL Ambrose	10.0/5	5.0/4	8.4/9	6.0/8	8.5/13	1.05	100.00
1	CEL Ambrose	10.0/5	5.0/4	8.4/9	6.0/8	8.5/13	1.05	100.00
2	J Garner	6.0/6	6.0/6	6.0/6	7.5/9	6.0/7	1.22	86.40
3	CA Walsh	11.0/11	5.0/7	7.0/10	10.0/16	10.0/17	1.48	71.15
4	MD Marshall	6.0/5	5.0/7	12.0/19	5.0/8	7.2/13	1.61	65.51
5	MA Holding	5.3/5	10.0/15	5.0/8	6.0/10	8.4/15	1.72	61.17
6	AME Roberts	12.0/16	10.0/15	11.0/18	5.0/9	10.0/19	1.87	56.10
7	M Dillon	8.0/8	6.5/13	10.0/20	10.0/22	10.0/26	1.88	56.03
8	IR Bishop	5.0/6	10.0/18	10.0/20	6.0/13	9.0/22	2.05	51.23
9	BP Patterson	10.0/21	9.0/19	9.0/20	6.0/14	7.0/17	2.32	45.43
10	AS Joseph	8.0/17	10.0/25	10.0/31	10.0/33	10.0/36	2.43	43.36

PRIMARY RATING

The total of the above five criteria comes out to be 1,000.00 points. The Primary Rating is the addition of the points a bowler scored in the five criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is 40%.

RANK	BOWLER	PRO	CON	ECO	BBW	BBE	RAT	PRI PTS
1	J Garner	86.56	297.62	300.00	74.19	86.40	844.77	337.91
2	CEL Ambrose	89.64	256.33	293.50	77.42	100.00	816.89	326.76
3	MA Holding	84.19	258.10	281.46	67.74	61.17	752.67	301.07
4	MD Marshall	93.08	226.43	276.17	64.52	65.51	725.70	290.28
5	AME Roberts	51.58	268.50	267.21	61.29	56.10	704.68	281.87
6	CA Walsh	90.44	197.42	270.14	67.74	71.15	696.89	278.76
7	AS Joseph	66.89	239.03	235.94	64.52	43.36	649.74	259.89
8	BP Patterson	53.36	253.26	234.56	61.29	45.43	647.90	259.16
9	IR Bishop	47.01	231.46	234.50	70.97	51.23	635.17	254.07
10	M Dillon	51.79	192.22	246.11	74.19	56.03	620.34	248.14

CONDITIONS CRITERIA

The Conditions Rating is calculated by applying the five criteria of Primary Rating to various conditions. If Innings are less than the Qualification than the Player gets 50% of the Points. Click on the Rating Titles to see how they were calculated.

The four conditions criteria and thier weightage is as follows:-

CRITERIA	POINTS
Home	20.00
Away	80.00
Favourable Conditions	20.00
Unfavourable Conditions	80.00

HOME/AWAY

HM/AW RATING

Points to note:-

U.A.E. and India are considered as Home for Afghanistan.
U.A.E. is also considered as a second home for Pakistan.
All Home and Away stats of Pakistani and Afghani bowlers are calculated accordingly.

At Home

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 7

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	WKTS	AVE	ECO	RAT	WTG
1	J Garner	19	32	15.38	3.06	759.43	15.19
2	CEL Ambrose	52	65	25.25	3.58	672.06	13.44
3	AS Joseph	39	62	29.23	5.35	574.69	11.49
4	M Dillon	33	46	29.87	4.83	567.38	11.35
5	MD Marshall	17	23	25.74	4.17	566.00	11.32
6	MA Holding	14	13	28.62	3.44	525.08	10.50
7	IR Bishop	19	28	25.25	4.66	511.00	10.22
8	CA Walsh	49	46	39.98	4.34	489.82	9.80
9	BP Patterson	12	17	27.41	4.62	487.85	9.76
10	AME Roberts	7	8	27.63	3.81	456.92	9.14

Away From Home

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 15

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	WKTS	AVE	ECO	RAT	WTG
1	J Garner	79	114	19.82	3.11	842.81	67.43
2	CEL Ambrose	123	160	23.68	3.44	832.26	66.58
3	MA Holding	88	129	20.64	3.31	801.48	64.12
4	MD Marshall	117	134	27.17	3.46	760.79	60.86
5	CA Walsh	155	181	28.04	3.68	747.89	59.83
6	AME Roberts	49	79	19.62	3.35	742.92	59.43
7	BP Patterson	46	73	23.84	4.27	678.38	54.27
8	IR Bishop	64	90	26.88	4.24	646.66	51.73
9	AS Joseph	40	71	26.72	5.63	643.36	51.47
10	M Dillon	74	84	33.85	4.52	599.70	47.98

FAVOURABLE/UNFAVOURABLE CONDITIONS

FC/UC RATING

Points to note:-

Unfavourable Conditions (UC) is Outside Asia for Spinners and In Asia for Pacers.
Favourable Conditions (FC) are the opposite.

Favourable Conditions Rating

Non Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 15

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	WKTS	AVE	ECO	RAT	WTG
1	J Garner	90	139	18.15	3.06	918.95	18.38
2	CEL Ambrose	128	165	23.84	3.42	810.08	16.20
3	MA Holding	90	127	21.55	3.30	790.01	15.80
4	MD Marshall	99	125	25.47	3.51	764.88	15.30
5	AME Roberts	52	82	19.83	3.36	746.04	14.92
6	IR Bishop	56	88	23.52	4.14	666.91	13.34
7	M Dillon	79	99	30.96	4.51	656.50	13.13
8	AS Joseph	57	97	27.75	5.50	654.95	13.10
9	CA Walsh	126	133	33.27	3.91	639.47	12.79
10	BP Patterson	32	45	26.40	4.26	595.17	11.90

Unfavourable Conditions Rating

Non Asians In Asia

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 7

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	WKTS	AVE	ECO	RAT	WTG
1	CA Walsh	78	94	26.49	3.71	883.67	70.69
2	CEL Ambrose	47	60	24.92	3.67	777.60	62.21
3	BP Patterson	26	45	22.62	4.43	754.90	60.39
4	MD Marshall	35	32	32.78	3.63	683.10	54.65
5	MA Holding	12	15	19.80	3.61	613.49	49.08
6	AS Joseph	22	36	28.25	5.47	608.97	48.72
7	IR Bishop	27	30	35.20	4.75	512.05	40.96
8	M Dillon	28	31	37.16	4.94	507.94	40.63
9	AME Roberts	4	5	29.00	4.03	500.00	40.00
10	J Garner	8	7	32.71	3.58	469.38	37.55

CONDITIONS RATING

The Conditions Rating is the addition of the points a bowler scored in the four criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is 20%.

RANK	BOWLER	AW	HM	UC	FC	CON PTS
1	CEL Ambrose	66.58	13.44	62.21	16.20	158.43
2	CA Walsh	59.83	9.80	70.69	12.79	153.11
3	MD Marshall	60.86	11.32	54.65	15.30	142.13
4	MA Holding	64.12	10.50	49.08	15.80	139.50
5	J Garner	67.43	15.19	37.55	18.38	138.54
6	BP Patterson	54.27	9.76	60.39	11.90	136.32
7	AS Joseph	51.47	11.49	48.72	13.10	124.78
8	AME Roberts	59.43	9.14	40.00	14.92	123.49
9	IR Bishop	51.73	10.22	40.96	13.34	116.26
10	M Dillon	47.98	11.35	40.63	13.13	113.09

SECONDARY CRITERIA

The Secondary Rating consists of three parts. If Innings are less than the Qualification than the Player gets 50% of the Points. Click on the Rating Titles to see how they were calculated.

The three secondary criteria and thier weightage is as follows:-

CRITERIA	POINTS
World Cup	150.00
Impact Innings	150.00
Top Form	100.00

WORLD CUP

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 5

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	WKTS	AVE	ECO	RAT	WTG
1	AME Roberts	16	26	21.23	3.24	623.45	93.52
2	MA Holding	11	20	17.05	2.94	613.85	92.08
3	CEL Ambrose	17	24	20.79	3.03	599.99	90.00
4	CA Walsh	17	27	20.26	3.46	585.55	87.83
5	MD Marshall	11	14	24.93	3.09	572.38	85.86
6	J Garner	8	13	22.23	3.21	501.04	75.16
7	BP Patterson	7	15	18.53	4.21	500.00	75.00
7	IR Bishop	6	3	64.67	3.96	500.00	75.00
7	AS Joseph	0	0	NA	NA	500.00	75.00
10	M Dillon	10	13	25.54	3.86	482.88	72.43

IMPACT INNINGS (II)

Impact Innings are those innings which have an impact either in terms of wickets or economy rate. Know All About II. These are the criteria for an inning to be included in II:-

A Bowler takes equal to or more wickets than 4.
A Bowler bowls more than 30 balls and has a low ER.
The required ER is calculated by the number of wickets taken.

IMPACT INNINGS

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 25

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	II	II Perc	RAT	WTG
1	J Garner	98	57	58.16	764.33	114.65
2	MA Holding	102	51	50.00	759.02	113.85
3	MD Marshall	134	65	48.51	744.52	111.68
4	CEL Ambrose	175	87	49.71	730.55	109.58
5	CA Walsh	204	73	35.78	617.46	92.62
6	AME Roberts	56	24	42.86	561.45	84.22
7	M Dillon	107	36	33.64	519.11	77.87
8	AS Joseph	79	23	29.11	500.00	75.00
9	BP Patterson	58	15	25.86	378.96	56.84
10	IR Bishop	83	22	26.51	365.62	54.84

TOP FORM RATING

Points to note:-

Top Form is calculated by taking the best 50 consecutive innings of a bowler.
Only Inns against Non Weak Teams are considered in the rating.
Non Weak Teams may be found in the last section.

TOP FORM

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 15

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	WKTS	AVE	ECO	RAT	WTG
1	J Garner	50	84	15.31	2.87	899.07	89.91
2	CEL Ambrose	50	84	19.17	3.55	824.62	82.46
3	MA Holding	50	77	19.10	3.25	770.72	77.07
4	IR Bishop	50	86	20.55	4.00	768.35	76.84
5	AME Roberts	50	79	19.78	3.39	755.93	75.59
6	M Dillon	50	72	25.50	4.30	729.08	72.91
7	CA Walsh	50	65	24.78	3.66	723.11	72.31
8	BP Patterson	50	82	23.62	4.35	722.24	72.22
9	MD Marshall	50	63	22.87	3.21	721.95	72.19
10	AS Joseph	50	87	26.93	5.52	694.96	69.50

SECONDARY RATING

The Secondary Rating is the addition of the points a bowler scored in the three criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is 40%.

RANK	BOWLER	WC	II	TF	SEC RAT
1	MA Holding	92.08	113.85	77.07	283.00
2	CEL Ambrose	90.00	109.58	82.46	282.04
3	J Garner	75.16	114.65	89.91	279.71
4	MD Marshall	85.86	111.68	72.19	269.73
5	AME Roberts	93.52	84.22	75.59	253.33
6	CA Walsh	87.83	92.62	72.31	252.76
7	M Dillon	72.43	77.87	72.91	223.21
8	AS Joseph	75.00	75.00	69.50	219.50
9	IR Bishop	75.00	54.84	76.84	206.68
10	BP Patterson	75.00	56.84	72.22	204.07

OVERALL RATING

OVERALL Rating is the addition of the points of all the above criteria. The rating is out of 1,000 Pts.

RANK	OV RANK	BOWLER	NAT	PRI PTS	CON PTS	SEC PTS	FIN RAT
1	5	CEL Ambrose	WI	326.76	158.43	282.04	767.23
2	7	J Garner	WI	337.91	138.54	279.71	756.16
3	12	MA Holding	WI	301.07	139.50	283.00	723.57
4	17	MD Marshall	WI	290.28	142.13	269.73	702.14
5	21	CA Walsh	WI	278.76	153.11	252.76	684.63
6	31	AME Roberts	WI	281.87	123.49	253.33	658.69
7	61	AS Joseph	WI	259.89	124.78	219.50	604.17
8	63	BP Patterson	WI	259.16	136.32	204.07	599.55
9	72	M Dillon	WI	248.14	113.09	223.21	584.43
10	78	IR Bishop	WI	254.07	116.26	206.68	577.00

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	SL	AUS	PAK	SA	BAN	ENG	WI	AFG