T20 ratings BBL

James Hopes

Batter and bowler, age 48

+0.4

Points of win chance he adds per match, at his 3.3 overs, against an average IPL bowler. Ranked 140th of 1,127 rated bowlers, top 15%.

Hard to score off and at his best before the death. Adds most in the powerplay.

89% range
−0.7 to +2.2
Likely rank
31st to 529th
Per 24 balls
+0.4
Whole career
−0.1
Run-outs, per match
0.00
No-balls (0 per 100 balls), per 24
+0.19
Balls
1,163
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.

HopesIPL average
Economy9.59.5
Balls per wicket2020
Dot balls28%29%
Economy, powerplay9.59.6
Economy, middle9.09.0
Economy, death10.510.4

Saves 0.0 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+0.6
Middle+0.1
Death−0.1

How he plays, against every rated bowler

Takes wicketsbottom 46%
Hard to score offtop 17%
Stronger at the death than earlierbottom 17%

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

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.

-120+12 2004: +1.1 per 24 over 18 balls 042005: +0.7 per 24 over 24 balls 052007: −1.6 per 24 over 186 balls 072008: −11.8 per 24 over 132 balls 082009: −5.0 per 24 over 24 balls 092011: −1.0 per 24 over 214 balls 112012: −1.9 per 24 over 96 balls 122013: +10.1 per 24 over 144 balls 132014: 0.0 per 24 over 162 balls 142015: −0.3 per 24 over 129 balls 15
SeasonMatchesOversWktsAvgEconSRDot %Win value

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.

CompetitionStrengthMatchesWktsAvgEconWin value

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. 0/17(4.0)v Melbourne Stars, BBL, 2016-01-14+3.4
  2. 1/31(4.0)v Sydney Sixers, BBL, 2016-01-10+13.8
  3. 0/34(4.0)v Adelaide Strikers, BBL, 2016-01-08+0.8
  4. 1/33(4.0)v Sydney Thunder, BBL, 2016-01-03+5.4
  5. 0/37(3.0)v Hobart Hurricanes, BBL, 2015-12-22−14.9
  6. 0/27(2.3)v Melbourne Renegades, BBL, 2015-12-19−10.2
  7. 1/32(4.0)v Hobart Hurricanes, BBL, 2015-01-15+3.2
  8. 1/8(4.0)v Melbourne Renegades, BBL, 2015-01-13+10.5
  9. 2/23(3.0)v Sydney Sixers, BBL, 2015-01-11+0.3
  10. 0/14(2.0)v Perth Scorchers, BBL, 2015-01-08−7.1

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.

  1. 3/23(4.0)v Melbourne Stars, BBL, 2014-01-11+25.6
  2. 2/26(4.0)v Sydney Thunder, BBL, 2014-01-08+21.8
  3. 2/24(4.0)v Adelaide Strikers, BBL, 2014-01-18+19.0
  4. 1/15(4.0)v Sydney Thunder, BBL, 2012-12-28+18.2
  5. 1/31(4.0)v Sydney Sixers, BBL, 2016-01-10+13.8