Best Averages in 1978: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

Here is the complete breakdown of the best averages in 1978, featuring the most impactful players of the year.
ODI197878 entries
1148 / 1Desmond HaynesWI54 clear of Anshuman Gaekwad
294 / 1Anshuman GaekwadIND54 off the lead
294 / 1Graham GoochENG54 off the lead
● LEADS
Desmond HaynesWI
148 / 1 · 54 ahead of Gaekwad
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Haynes is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
44 / 1
The mark at number ten — 68 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
England
11 of the top 50 · 7 teams represented

Best Averages — full list

78 entries, ranked
1Desmond HaynesWI148 / 1
2Anshuman GaekwadIND94 / 1
2Graham GoochENG94 / 1
3Mohinder AmarnathIND85 / 1
4Gary CosierAUS84 / 1
5Clive RadleyENG250 / 3
6David GowerENG201 / 3
7Asif IqbalPAK62 / 1
8Bev CongdonNZ54 / 1
9Deryck MurrayWI51 / 1
10Wasim RajaPAK44 / 1
11Majid KhanPAK87 / 2
12Azmat RanaPAK42 / 1
13Lance CairnsNZ83 / 2
14Derek RandallENG73 / 2
15Chris OldENG35 / 1
16Mohsin KhanHK69 / 2
17David LloydENG34 / 1
18Surinder AmarnathIND100 / 3
19Bruce EdgarNZ31 / 1
20Zaheer AbbasPAK91 / 3
21Vanburn HolderWI30 / 1
22Geoff HowarthNZ54 / 2
23Mudassar NazarPAK104 / 4
24Craig SerjeantAUS25 / 1
25John WrightNZ48 / 2
26Graham RoopeENG93 / 4
27Alvin GreenidgeWI23 / 1
28Mushtaq MohammadPAK22 / 1
29Hasan JamilPAK63 / 3
30Alvin KallicharranWI41 / 2
31Mike BrearleyENG59 / 3
32Dilip VengsarkarIND37 / 2
33Kapil DevIND18 / 1
33Bob SimpsonAUS36 / 2
34Peter TooheyAUS35 / 2
35Gundappa ViswanathIND17 / 1
35Barry WoodENG34 / 2
35Sarfraz NawazPAK34 / 2
36Graeme WoodAUS33 / 2
37Sir Ian BothamENG80 / 5
38Wasim BariPAK31 / 2
39Irvine ShillingfordWI30 / 2
40Rick DarlingAUS29 / 2
41Javed MiandadPAK57 / 4
42Joel GarnerWI13 / 1
43Chetan ChauhanIND25 / 2
44Bob TaylorENG12 / 1
44Robert AndersonNZ12 / 1
44Jock EdwardsNZ12 / 1
45Yashpal SharmaIND11 / 1
46Haroon RasheedPAK21 / 2
47Graham YallopAUS19 / 2
48Iqbal QasimPAK9 / 1
48Sir Viv RichardsWI9 / 1
49Richard AustinWI8 / 1
49Richard CollingeNZ8 / 1
50Bruce YardleyAUS7 / 1
50Larry GomesWI7 / 1
50John ParkerNZ7 / 1
50Liaqat AliPAK7 / 1
51Karsan GhavriIND6 / 1
51Imran KhanBHR12 / 2
52Arshad PervezPAK11 / 2
53Syed KirmaniIND5 / 1
53Derick ParryWI5 / 1
54Geoff BoycottENG9 / 2
55Sadiq MohammadPAK13 / 3
56Sunil GavaskarIND4 / 1
57Mike GattingENG3 / 1
57Shafiq AhmedPAK3 / 1
57Andy RobertsNZ3 / 1
58David MurrayWI2 / 1
58Geoff MillerENG2 / 1
58Trevor LaughlinAUS2 / 1
58Bishan BediIND2 / 1
59Mark BurgessNZ1 / 1
59Sir Richard HadleeNZ2 / 2
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