Average
43.3
Best
2022 67.4
2015 53.7
2016 50.2
Toughest
2011 20.4
2023 31.4
2019 37.9
Steve Smith
Australia · Batter · ODI 2010–2025
Matches
170
Runs
5800
Average
43.3
Strike rate
87
100s
12
50s
35
Highest
164
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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
43.3 balls
Best
2022 60.3 balls
2015 55.0 balls
2016 51.8 balls
Toughest
2011 19.0 balls
2023 35.2 balls
2024 35.6 balls
A hundred every
12.8 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
3.3 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2022 2.2 inns
2014 2.4 inns
2015 2.4 inns
Toughest
2023 5.0 inns
2024 5.0 inns
2017 2.6 inns
A 30+ every
2.1 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2015 1.5 inns
2022 1.6 inns
2024 1.7 inns
Toughest
2011 13.0 inns
2017 2.2 inns
2023 2.1 inns
A duck every
19.2 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
2017 13.0 inns
2016 12.5 inns
2011 6.5 inns
Toughest
2023 5.0 inns
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
35.5
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
41.7
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
87.4
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
86.8
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
5,800
100s
12
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
35
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
73
Highest score
164
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
25.5%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
6.4%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
87.0
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
55.3
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
12.8 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
115.0 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
41.9%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
35.5
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
37.4
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
33.1
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
36.5
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
33.3 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
81.9
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
44.7
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
60.4
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
41.9
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
57.1
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
3.8 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
51.7
% of team wins top-scored
18.9%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
17.4%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
11.8%
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
30.2
First window average
35.8
First window strike rate
88.6
Latest window runs per innings
34.0
Latest window average
41.7
Latest window strike rate
83.6