Average
39.2
Best
2016 57.3
2018 51.6
2019 47.6
Toughest
2013 27.1
2017 28.8
2025 33.9
Jos Buttler
England · Batter · ODI 2012–2026
Matches
204
Runs
5678
Average
39.2
Strike rate
115.5
100s
11
50s
30
Highest
162
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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
27.9 balls
Best
2016 33.9 balls
2018 32.8 balls
2023 31.7 balls
Toughest
2013 18.0 balls
2017 20.1 balls
2014 26.1 balls
A hundred every
16.0 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
4.3 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2016 2.2 inns
2018 3.0 inns
2019 3.2 inns
Toughest
2017 7.0 inns
2013 6.5 inns
2014 6.0 inns
A 30+ every
2.5 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2016 1.9 inns
2025 1.9 inns
2023 2.2 inns
Toughest
2017 3.5 inns
2013 3.2 inns
2014 3.0 inns
A duck every
11.7 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
2014 24.0 inns
2023 22.0 inns
2015 18.0 inns
Toughest
2018 6.0 inns
2016 6.5 inns
2013 6.5 inns
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
37.7
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
35.1
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
108.5
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
112.7
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
5,678
100s
11
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
30
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
71
Highest score
162
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
26.8%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
4.9%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
115.5
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
63.2
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
10.8 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
25.5 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
52.5%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
36.0
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
27.0
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
35.2
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
37.2
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
16.7 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
113.2
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
36.0
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
60.7
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
29.0
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
20.0
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
4.5 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
25.0 inns
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
59.9
% of team wins top-scored
12.9%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
6.8%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
9.8%
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
26.2
First window average
30.3
First window strike rate
108.2
Latest window runs per innings
31.9
Latest window average
36.9
Latest window strike rate
106.0