ODI batting average - Top 10( Impact factor considered)

[Majestic]

Minimum sample - 3000 runs and strike rate as 80+.

 

Top 10 in terms of batting average along with their strike rate:-

 

1. Babar Azam - 59, 89

2. Virat Kohli - 57, 92

3. AB de Villiers - 53, 101

4. MS Dhoni - 50, 87

5. Joe Root - 50, 86

6. Hashim Amla - 49, 88

7. Rohit Sharma - 48, 89

8. Michael Hussey - 48, 87

9. Viv Richards - 47, 90

10. Ross Taylor - 47, 83

 

Other notable names from current era :-

 

Faf - 47, 87

Bairstow - 46, 104

Kane - 46, 80

de kock - 45, 96

Dhawan - 45, 91

S Smith - 45, 87

Warner - 44, 95

Miller - 41, 101

Guptill - 41, 87

Buttler - 40, 119

Roy - 39, 106

 

Note :- The likes of Michael Bevan, Shai Hope and a few more names from 70s and 80s would miss out due to low strike rate era. 

 

Observations:-

 

1. The likes of Kohli and ABD are top two hands down in the last 15 years as far as ODI greatness is concerned. Babar is inching closer to them if he maintains this average for 5 more years and delivers more World Cup performances. Viv given the era he played is simply invincible and would probably be averaging close to 60 at S/R of 110 in current era.

 

2. Dhoni, Rohit, Amla and Taylor other prolific names in this format from present era. Of the four, Amla has nothing really to show in World Cups.

 

3. Apart from that, the other high strike rate impact batsman includes Jos Buttler, Johnny Bairstow, David Miller and Jason Roy, three of them from England's current team.

[zen]

Avg (as players are ranked based on it here) is not the only barometer of “impact” 

 

Even if I quickly do Avg * SR

 

ABDV  5353

Babar 5251

Kohli 5244 

 

 

[Majestic]

FYI, link for the stats :

 

https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=2;filter=advanced;orderby=batting_average;qualmin1=3000;qualval1=runs;template=results;type=batting

[Majestic]

8 minutes ago, zen said:

Avg (as players are ranked based on it here) is not the only barometer of “impact” 

 

Even if I quickly do Avg * SR

 

ABDV  5353

Babar 5251

Kohli 5244 

 

 

Some players I feel inspite of lesser strike rate has more impact.

 

Example - Ross Taylor ( SR 83)has arguably more impact in ODIs than Hashim Amla (SR 88).

[Vijy]

57 minutes ago, Majestic said:

Minimum sample - 3000 runs and strike rate as 80+.

 

Top 10 in terms of batting average along with their strike rate:-

 

1. Babar Azam - 59, 89

2. Virat Kohli - 57, 92

3. AB de Villiers - 53, 101

4. MS Dhoni - 50, 87

5. Joe Root - 50, 86

6. Hashim Amla - 49, 88

7. Rohit Sharma - 48, 89

8. Michael Hussey - 48, 87

9. Viv Richards - 47, 90

10. Ross Taylor - 47, 83

 

Other notable names from current era :-

 

Faf - 47, 87

Bairstow - 46, 104

Kane - 46, 80

de kock - 45, 96

Dhawan - 45, 91

S Smith - 45, 87

Warner - 44, 95

Miller - 41, 101

Guptill - 41, 87

Buttler - 40, 119

Roy - 39, 106

 

Note :- The likes of Michael Bevan, Shai Hope and a few more names from 70s and 80s would miss out due to low strike rate era. 

 

Observations:-

 

1. The likes of Kohli and ABD are top two hands down in the last 15 years as far as ODI greatness is concerned. Babar is inching closer to them if he maintains this average for 5 more years and delivers more World Cup performances. Viv given the era he played is simply invincible and would probably be averaging close to 60 at S/R of 110 in current era.

 

2. Dhoni, Rohit, Amla and Taylor other prolific names in this format from present era. Of the four, Amla has nothing really to show in World Cups.

 

3. Apart from that, the other high strike rate impact batsman includes Jos Buttler, Johnny Bairstow, David Miller and Jason Roy, three of them from England's current team.

Tendu the opener had an avg of 48 and SR close to 90 IIRC. he would have boosted it to 55 and 100 SR IMO in current era

Edited November 19, 2022 by Vijy

[Majestic]

Kohli has surprisingly been well below par in ODI World Cups. He was not among the top run scorers in any of the ODI World Cups.

 

2015- Sangakkara, Guptill, ABD, Taylor, Dhawan, S Smith

 

2019 - Rohit, Warner, Shakib, Kane, Root, Bairstow

[Vk1]

23 minutes ago, Vijy said:

Tendu the opener had an avg of 48 and SR close to 90 IIRC. he would have boosted it to 55 and 100 SR IMO in current era

3 of his 4 highest scores came towards the  end of his career.. he would have definitely averaged 60+ in this era

Edited November 19, 2022 by Vk1

[Vijy]

1 minute ago, Majestic said:

Kohli has surprisingly been well below par in ODI World Cups. He was not among the top run scorers in any of the ODI World Cups.

 

2015- Sangakkara, Guptill, ABD, Taylor, Dhawan, S Smith

 

2019 - Rohit, Warner, Shakib, Kane, Root, Bairstow

not really a surprise - this fact has been known for a while. he is undoubtedly a king in WT20, but not so much in ODI WC

[cricketfan28]

kohli is still our best player, with recent form we should be glad, once Sharma kicks  in in it is game on. Dhawan bhai did not look that good so may be try someone in his place but his experience is priceless.

[Vilander]

8 hours ago, Majestic said:

Minimum sample - 3000 runs and strike rate as 80+.

 

Top 10 in terms of batting average along with their strike rate:-

 

1. Babar Azam - 59, 89

2. Virat Kohli - 57, 92

3. AB de Villiers - 53, 101

4. MS Dhoni - 50, 87

5. Joe Root - 50, 86

6. Hashim Amla - 49, 88

7. Rohit Sharma - 48, 89

8. Michael Hussey - 48, 87

9. Viv Richards - 47, 90

10. Ross Taylor - 47, 83

 

Other notable names from current era :-

 

Faf - 47, 87

Bairstow - 46, 104

Kane - 46, 80

de kock - 45, 96

Dhawan - 45, 91

S Smith - 45, 87

Warner - 44, 95

Miller - 41, 101

Guptill - 41, 87

Buttler - 40, 119

Roy - 39, 106

 

Note :- The likes of Michael Bevan, Shai Hope and a few more names from 70s and 80s would miss out due to low strike rate era. 

 

Observations:-

 

1. The likes of Kohli and ABD are top two hands down in the last 15 years as far as ODI greatness is concerned. Babar is inching closer to them if he maintains this average for 5 more years and delivers more World Cup performances. Viv given the era he played is simply invincible and would probably be averaging close to 60 at S/R of 110 in current era.

 

2. Dhoni, Rohit, Amla and Taylor other prolific names in this format from present era. Of the four, Amla has nothing really to show in World Cups.

 

3. Apart from that, the other high strike rate impact batsman includes Jos Buttler, Johnny Bairstow, David Miller and Jason Roy, three of them from England's current team.

What's against teams are considered ? That's a crucial consideration not all teams are equal in odi bowling.

[vvvslaxman]

7 hours ago, Majestic said:

Kohli has surprisingly been well below par in ODI World Cups. He was not among the top run scorers in any of the ODI World Cups.

 

2015- Sangakkara, Guptill, ABD, Taylor, Dhawan, S Smith

 

2019 - Rohit, Warner, Shakib, Kane, Root, Bairstow

 

Yes he shows up only against Pakistan.  2015 was his best chance. 2011 he was playing sidekick role. 2019 also he had to play sidekick role given the Rohit's domination.

[vvvslaxman]

6 minutes ago, Vilander said:

What's against teams are considered ? That's a crucial consideration not all teams are equal in odi bowling.

 

Babar usually bashes these understrength teams, minnows.

[Vilander]

It gets interesting when you select only strong teams ( exclude sl bd Afg wi irl)

 

Overall figures

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avehttp://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/blackArrowDown.gif	BF	SR	100	50	0
V Kohli (IND)	2009-2022	147	143	17	6740	183	53.49	7319	92.08	22	37	9	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
AB de Villiers (SA)	2005-2018	144	140	28	5883	136*	52.52	6047	97.28	13	35	4	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
MG Bevan (AUS)	1994-2004	144	122	33	4634	108*	52.06	6375	72.69	6	31	2	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
MEK Hussey (AUS)	2004-2012	114	101	28	3705	105	50.75	4138	89.53	1	29	1	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
DM Jones (AUS)	1984-1994	102	102	13	4201	145	47.20	5695	73.76	6	31	1	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
IVA Richards (WI)	1975-1991	174	158	24	6261	189*	46.72	6985	89.63	10	44	7	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
LRPL Taylor (NZ)	2007-2020	140	135	22	5274	181*	46.67	6459	81.65	14	28	4	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
RG Sharma (IND)	2007-2022	124	121	13	5034	209	46.61	5754	87.48	16	23	6	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
KS Williamson (NZ)	2010-2022	97	97	8	4140	145*	46.51	5191	79.75	9	24	3	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
SPD Smith (AUS)	2010-2022	100	94	10	3887	164	46.27	4339	89.58	12	20	5	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
MS Dhoni (IND)	2005-2019	204	181	43	6207	148	44.97	7261	85.48	5	41	5	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
ML Hayden (AUS)	1993-2008	109	107	9	4341	181*	44.29	5577	77.83	9	26	8	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
Q de Kock (SA)	2013-2022	85	85	4	3579	178	44.18	3833	93.37	12	14	4	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
F du Plessis (SA)	2011-2019	85	82	9	3221	133*	44.12	3727	86.42	7	20	1	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
JE Root (ENG)	2013-2022	102	97	11	3781	125	43.96	4422	85.50	9	22	6	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
KP Pietersen (ENG/ICC)	2005-2013	94	89	11	3382	130	43.35	3864	87.52	8	18	5	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
DA Warner (AUS)	2009-2022	98	97	2	4090	179	43.05	4268	95.82	13	19	1	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1976-1996	124	117	23	4032	119*	42.89	6229	64.72	5	27	4	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
CG Greenidge (WI)	1975-1991	122	121	11	4682	133*	42.56	7298	64.15	9	28	3	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
S Dhawan (IND)	2010-2022	91	89	5	3564	143	42.42	3860	92.33	8	21	4	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
G Kirsten (SA)	1993-2003	137	137	15	5159	133*	42.28	7308	70.59	11	30	7	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
AD Mathews (SL)	2009-2019	168	147	37	4647	139*	42.24	5594	83.07	3	33	12	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
RT Ponting (AUS)	1995-2012	232	230	23	8719	164	42.12	10678	81.65	20	50	12	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1989-2012	276	272	13	10809	200*	41.73	12607	85.73	26	57	12	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
AJ Finch (AUS)	2013-2022	111	108	3	4362	153*	41.54	5128	85.06	15	24	13	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
DL Haynes (WI)	1978-1994	221	220	27	8000	152*	41.45	12793	62.53	16	52	10	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
KC Sangakkara (ICC/SL)	2000-2015	313	299	28	11215	169	41.38	14270	78.59	18	76	13	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
HM Amla (SA)	2008-2019	115	114	7	4404	150	41.15	5209	84.54	10	25	3	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2003-2015	148	137	20	4811	130	41.11	6153	78.18	5	34	5	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
RR Sarwan (WI)	2000-2013	127	121	19	4160	115*	40.78	5537	75.13	2	32	5	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
JH Kallis (ICC/SA)	1996-2013	212	205	33	6971	119*	40.52	9942	70.11	8	52	1

Edited November 19, 2022 by Vilander

[Vilander]

Could not format it in mobile will edit later. This is what I am talking about.

 

https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=2;filter=advanced;opposition=1;opposition=2;opposition=3;opposition=5;opposition=6;opposition=7;orderby=batting_average;qualmin1=3000;qualval1=runs;template=results;type=batting

[Vilander]

5 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

 

Babar usually bashes these understrength teams, minnows.

Yup it's riddiculous fella drops out of top 100 once you select aus eng sa india pak nz

[cricketfan28]

minbabar.

[Majestic]

11 hours ago, MultiB48 said:

You have take playing conditions and equipment into consideration.Richards has to be at the top ,how many had such high sr back then,though the bowlers may have been less accustomed to one day bowling and fielding might not have been that great either.

The data in OP should help us decide the best players of a particular era and then we can put them era wise and come to the top 10 conclusion of ODI batters of all-time.

[Majestic]

4 hours ago, Vilander said:

What's against teams are considered ? That's a crucial consideration not all teams are equal in odi bowling.

Barring one or two players, most players stats will decrease by a bit when considering against top teams.  Babar is not in your list because he doesn't have that many runs so he falls short of eligibility criteria at the moment.

[dilliboy]

Buttler and ABD stand out in the above list due to their high strike rates as well

Edited November 20, 2022 by dilliboy

[Chakdephatte]

14 hours ago, zen said:

Avg (as players are ranked based on it here) is not the only barometer of “impact” 

 

Even if I quickly do Avg * SR

 

ABDV  5353

Babar 5251

Kohli 5244 

 

Problem is that it excludes exceptional performers from each era. Like Viv was like Abd of 80s. His strike rate was unparalleled among contemporaries. But these stats make him look worse than Bairstow, DeCock, Dhawan etc.