1. Don Bradman's 99.94 Test Career Batting Average
In 80 Test cricket innings, Don Bradman—aka ‘The Don'—scored his runs at an average of 99.94. The next guy on the Test batting averages list managed a tick over 60.
We can do all sorts of mathematical comparisons with these numbers but they would all show one thing: Bradman is the best batsman the game has seen.
That Test average of 99.94 is a number you need to know, a kind of shorthand for Bradman's exceptional talent. Just for good measure, his overall first-class average of 95.14 is unlikely to be beaten either.