Average
40.7
Best
2005 65.3
2008 43.9
2006 43.7
Toughest
2011 31.7
2007 42.3
KP Pietersen
England · Batter · ODI 2004–2013
Matches
136
Runs
4440
Average
40.7
Strike rate
86.6
100s
9
50s
25
Highest
130
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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
41.0 balls
Best
2005 47.5 balls
2007 45.2 balls
2006 43.2 balls
Toughest
2011 35.4 balls
2008 42.9 balls
A hundred every
13.9 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
3.7 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2005 2.3 inns
2007 2.8 inns
2006 3.2 inns
Toughest
2011 6.0 inns
2008 3.6 inns
A 30+ every
2.2 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2006 1.8 inns
2005 2.0 inns
2008 2.0 inns
Toughest
2007 2.1 inns
2011 2.0 inns
A duck every
17.9 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
2008 18.0 inns
2011 18.0 inns
2007 12.5 inns
Toughest
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
31.1
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
9.0
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
81.6
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
64.3
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
4,440
100s
9
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
25
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
57
Highest score
130
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
26.5%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
0.0%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
86.6
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
49.1
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
12.0 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
66.6 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
48.9%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
—
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
—
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
23.3
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
35.2
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
—
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
—
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
38.2
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
56.6
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
46.6
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
6.0
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
16.7 inns
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
48.3
% of team wins top-scored
19.2%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
14.1%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
6.6%
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
43.5
First window average
56.2
First window strike rate
95.5
Latest window runs per innings
35.7
Latest window average
36.9
Latest window strike rate
86.8