Average
30.4
Best
2008 47.5
2012 41.6
2011 39.2
Toughest
2006 14.9
2003 19.3
2014 20.3
BB McCullum
New Zealand · Batter · ODI 2002–2016
Matches
260
Runs
6083
Average
30.4
Strike rate
96.4
100s
5
50s
32
Highest
166
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Ten chapters, every number, and the final verdict.
1 CONSISTENCY2 VS TOP ATTACKS3 RUNS & MILESTONES4 50s INTO 100s5 SCORING SPEED6 AWAY FROM HOME7 CHASING & BIG GAMES8 MATCH WINNER9 START & FINISH
CHAPTER 1
CONSISTENCY
HOW OFTEN HE GETS A START AND MAKES IT COUNT
Balls per innings
27.7 balls
Best
2012 45.2 balls
2009 40.7 balls
2008 37.4 balls
Toughest
2006 15.8 balls
2014 16.3 balls
2003 21.7 balls
A hundred every
45.6 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
6.2 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2008 3.0 inns
2015 3.3 inns
2012 3.3 inns
Toughest
2003 21.0 inns
2004 12.0 inns
2005 8.0 inns
A 30+ every
2.8 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2012 1.7 inns
2015 2.1 inns
2009 2.1 inns
Toughest
2006 6.5 inns
2003 4.2 inns
2004 4.0 inns
A duck every
11.4 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
2007 14.0 inns
2013 14.0 inns
2004 12.0 inns
Toughest
2014 5.0 inns
2010 5.0 inns
2003 5.2 inns
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
30.2
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
28.7
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
89.3
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
93.5
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
6,083
100s
5
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
32
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
81
Highest score
166
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
13.5%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
2.7%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
96.4
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
46.5
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
10.9 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
31.6 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
57.7%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
27.3
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
24.4
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
33.6
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
26.4
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
50.0 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
84.0
Strike rate away from home. Era index uses the career strike-rate norm. Shrunk toward the career strike rate.
CHAPTER 7
CHASING & BIG GAMES
HOW HE BATS WHEN THE TARGET IS SET AND THE STAKES ARE HIGH
Average in chases
30.0
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
44.8
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
38.8
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
12.2
Full career. Final, semi-final, quarter-final, eliminator, qualifier or play-off. Super Six, Super Four and Super Eight do not count. Zero innings is not available.
A 50+ every
5.9 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
—
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
38.6
% of team wins top-scored
11.4%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
11.1%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
5.0%
Substantial innings in wins batting first, divided by his innings batting first. No era index.
CHAPTER 9
START & FINISH
HOW HE BEGAN AND HOW HE ENDED
First window runs per innings
20.6
First window average
25.8
First window strike rate
85.8
Latest window runs per innings
30.8
Latest window average
32.8
Latest window strike rate
106.0