Don Bradman

Don Bradman holds a Test batting average of 99.94, which far outperforms #2's 61.87 and stands as a 4 standard deviation outlier from the mean of all cricketers—more extreme than any outlier in any professional sport. Playing for Australia from 1928 to 1948, he scored 6,996 runs in 52 Tests, needing just 4 runs in his final innings to average 100; he was dismissed for 0, preserving a mystique that statisticians call the greatest statistical achievement in sports. England's Bodyline series in 1932-33, specifically targeting him with short-pitched bowling, caused a diplomatic crisis between Australia and Britain, highlighting his dominance.