David Hussey

Batter and bowler, age 49

+0.6

Points of win chance he adds per innings, at his 16 balls an innings, against an average IPL batter. Ranked 90th of 1,072 rated batters, top 10%.

A big hitter. Adds most in the death.

89% range: −0.4 to +2.5
Likely rank: 28th to 362nd
Per 24 balls: +0.9
Whole career: +0.7
Run-outs, per match: 0.00
Balls: 2,436
Last played: 2016

Where he sits among 1,072 rated batters

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In IPL numbers

The same player run through today's IPL (the 2026 season's scoring) against average opposition.

	Hussey	IPL average
Strike rate	158	153
Balls per dismissal	18	19
Boundary balls	23%	22%
Dot balls	29%	29%
Strike rate, powerplay	159	155
Strike rate, middle	149	145
Strike rate, death	175	167

+10 runs over a 14-match season against an average IPL batter, at his 16 balls an innings. Runs only; the rating also counts what his wickets cost.

By phase

Points of win chance per 24 balls, from his rating.

Powerplay+0.6

Middle+0.5

Death+1.8

How he plays, against every rated batter

More 4s and 6stop 19%

Gets out lesstop 29%

Scores faster once inbottom 43%

Against each kind of bowler

	Strike rate	IPL average	Out every
Right-arm pace	161	157	18 balls
Left-arm pace	160	154	18 balls
Off-spin	148	147	21 balls
Left-arm spin	146	142	20 balls
Wrist-spin	154	146	18 balls

Walking in at 40 needed off 18, six down

A real IPL position, played out a thousand times with him in it and a thousand times with an average batter in his place. Each line is one chase, ball by ball, from 40 to win down to 0.

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Season by season

Win value: points of win chance per 24 balls against the par ball in the same situation, in the games he played (raw: not adjusted for the opposition or the competition). Bar width shows how many balls.

Season	Inns	Runs	Balls	Avg	SR	4s	6s	Dot %	Win value
2007	13	319	259	29	123.2	19	17	39	−1.2
2008	6	177	117	35.4	151.3	10	9	25.6	+1.6
2009	18	348	272	23.2	127.9	21	18	37.1	+4.7
2010	12	289	245	26.3	118	16	12	36.7	−1.1
2011	22	386	324	21.4	119.1	27	15	37.7	+2.3
2012	23	527	413	26.4	127.6	35	20	32.2	+2.4
2013	18	384	334	29.5	115	32	8	34.4	+1.1
2014	16	295	249	21.1	118.5	18	14	39	−2.7
2015	5	102	68	34	150	8	3	23.5	+1.9
2016	8	137	100	17.1	137	13	5	35	+7.9

By competition

Strength: a typical batter there against a typical IPL batter, points per 24 balls. The rating already allows for it; the record here does not.

Competition	Strength	Inns	Runs	Avg	SR	Win value
IPL	0	61	1,322	27	123	+0.7
T20Is	−0.9	36	756	22.9	121.3	−0.6
BBL	−1.4	36	744	26.6	131.4	+5.4
CPL	−1.1	8	142	17.8	121.4	−2.3

Last 10 innings

With the win chance his own balls added for his side, in points (each ball against a par ball from the same situation).

26(20)v Perth Scorchers, BBL, 2017-01-24+4.2
4(5)v Sydney Sixers, BBL, 2017-01-21−2.6
29(28)v Brisbane Heat, BBL, 2017-01-17−0.3
15(8)v Adelaide Strikers, BBL, 2017-01-10+22.7
27(11)v Melbourne Renegades, BBL, 2017-01-07+7.7
15(11)v Sydney Thunder, BBL, 2017-01-04+2.8
20(13)v Melbourne Renegades, BBL, 2017-01-01−0.7
1(4)v Hobart Hurricanes, BBL, 2016-12-26+0.3
21(14)v Sydney Thunder, BBL, 2016-01-24+3.2
7*(3)v Perth Scorchers, BBL, 2016-01-22+0.3

His biggest innings, by win chance added

Not the most runs: the most difference to the result. Counted over his own balls only; the other end can give some of it back, so a rescue act can add more than 100.

41*(36)v Adelaide Strikers, BBL, 2012-01-19+38.1
88*(44)v South Africa, T20Is, 2009-03-27+29.8
19(15)v West Indies, T20Is, 2012-03-30+28.6
42(30)v Sydney Sixers, BBL, 2011-12-27+28.1
52(27)v Sydney Thunder, BBL, 2011-12-17+27.0

Plays most like him

Doug BracewellSuper Smash+0.2 Jamie OvertonBlast−0.0 Adil RashidT20Is−0.5 Phil SaltBlast+1.4 Vishnu VinodMushtaq Ali−0.1

Head to head with Rilee Rossouw See him in the IPL chart on the globe

−0.5

Points of win chance he adds per match, at his 2.1 overs, against an average IPL bowler. Ranked 324th of 1,127 rated bowlers, top 30%.

A wicket-taker and at his best at the death.

89% range: −1.5 to +0.4
Likely rank: 156th to 669th
Per 24 balls: −1.0
Whole career: −0.6
Run-outs, per match: 0.00
No-balls (0.24 per 100 balls), per 24: +0.10
Balls: 862
Last played: 2015

Where he sits among 1,127 rated bowlers

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In IPL numbers

The same player run through today's IPL (the 2026 season's scoring) against average opposition.

	Hussey	IPL average
Economy	9.8	9.5
Balls per wicket	19	20
Dot balls	27%	29%
Economy, powerplay	10.1	9.6
Economy, middle	9.3	9.0
Economy, death	10.8	10.4

Costs 0.8 runs a match against an average IPL bowler. Runs only; the rating also counts his wickets.

By phase

Points of win chance per 24 balls, from his rating.

Powerplay−1.5

Middle−0.8

Death−1.0

How he plays, against every rated bowler

Takes wicketstop 11%

Hard to score offtop 41%

Stronger at the death than earliertop 25%

Bowling the 19th, defending 24 off 12

A real IPL position, played out a thousand times with him in it and a thousand times with an average bowler in his place. Each line is one finish, ball by ball, from 24 to win down to 0.

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Season by season

Season	Matches	Overs	Wkts	Avg	Econ	SR	Dot %	Win value
2007	6	16.0	3	47.3	8.9	32	36.5	−10.1
2008	5	18.0	6	18.7	6.2	18	28.7	−1.0
2009	12	20.0	0	–	8.1	–	29.2	−6.2
2010	8	20.0	9	14.2	6.4	13.3	36.7	+5.3
2011	13	32.1	11	22	7.5	17.5	31.6	−1.9
2012	10	14.0	3	37.7	8.1	28	28.6	−4.3
2013	7	17.0	3	40	7.1	34	35.3	−9.1
2014	1	2.5	2	19	13.4	8.5	29.4	−83.3
2015	1	1.0	1	9	9	6	33.3	−13.4

By competition

Strength: a typical bowler there against a typical IPL bowler, points per 24 balls. The rating already allows for it; the record here does not.

Competition	Strength	Matches	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Win value
T20Is	−0.3	25	19	20.6	6.5	+0.9
IPL	0	26	8	59.2	9	−12.8
BBL	−0.8	12	11	18.1	7.1	−3.9

Last 10 matches

With the win chance his own balls added for his side, in points (each ball against a par ball from the same situation).

1/9(1.0)v Sydney Thunder, BBL, 2016-01-24−3.3
2/38(2.5)v Royal Challengers Bangalore, IPL, 2014-05-18−62.5
1/19(4.0)v Hobart Hurricanes, BBL, 2014-01-21+7.6
1/6(1.0)v Brisbane Heat, BBL, 2014-01-11−1.0
1/4(1.0)v Sydney Sixers, BBL, 2013-12-290.0
0/31(4.0)v Chennai Super Kings, IPL, 2013-05-02−18.5
0/32(2.0)v Mumbai Indians, IPL, 2013-04-29−11.5
0/14(4.0)v Delhi Daredevils, IPL, 2013-04-23+5.2
0/14(1.0)v Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL, 2013-04-16−21.4
0/9(1.0)v Adelaide Strikers, BBL, 2012-12-27−9.0

His biggest spells, by win chance added

Not the most runs or wickets: the most difference to the result. Counted over his own balls only; the other end can give some of it back, so a rescue act can add more than 100.

2/4(2.0)v India, T20Is, 2012-02-01+24.4
2/21(4.0)v South Africa, T20Is, 2009-03-27+22.4
2/8(2.0)v Bangladesh, T20Is, 2010-05-05+14.1
1/16(3.0)v Pakistan, T20Is, 2010-07-06+12.7
1/3(1.0)v Chennai Super Kings, IPL, 2012-04-28+11.9

Plays most like him

Daniel LawrenceBlast−0.7 Nathan LyonBBL−0.6 ACR BirchCSA T20−1.6 William SmithBlast−1.2 Lewis GregoryBlast−1.0

Head to head with Steven Patterson See him in the IPL chart on the globe