T20 ratings BBL

Sam Whiteman

Left-handed batter, age 34

−2.0

Points of win chance he adds per innings, at his 14 balls an innings, against an average IPL batter. Ranked 619th of 1,072 rated batters, 58th percentile from the top.

More of a placer than a hitter.

89% range
−3.7 to +0.3
Likely rank
221st to 878th
Per 24 balls
−3.5
Next season
−1.9
Next season, in the IPL
−2.0
Whole career
−1.8
Ageing since his record, per 24
−0.52
Run-outs, per match
+0.03
Balls
623
Last played
2026
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.

WhitemanIPL average
Strike rate140153
Balls per dismissal1819
Boundary balls19%22%
Dot balls29%29%
Strike rate, powerplay144155
Strike rate, middle133145
Strike rate, death151167

−24 runs over a 14-match season against an average IPL batter, at his 14 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−2.6
Middle−3.0
Death−4.7

How he plays, against every rated batter

More 4s and 6sbottom 23%
Gets out lesstop 26%
Scores faster once intop 35%

Against each kind of bowler

Strike rateIPL averageOut every
Right-arm pace14515717 balls
Left-arm pace14215418 balls
Off-spin13514721 balls
Left-arm spin12814220 balls
Wrist-spin13114618 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.

-260+26 2013: −3.2 per 24 over 112 balls 132014: −3.1 per 24 over 92 balls 142016: +11.8 per 24 over 111 balls 162018: +12.8 per 24 over 71 balls 182019: −21.1 per 24 over 13 balls 192021: −12.4 per 24 over 24 balls 212022: −3.7 per 24 over 48 balls 222023: +0.8 per 24 over 78 balls 232026: −24.7 per 24 over 51 balls 26
SeasonInnsRunsBallsAvgSR4s6sDot %Win value

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.

CompetitionStrengthInnsRunsAvgSRWin value

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).

  1. 12(17)v Durham, Blast, 2026-07-03 · replay−50.6
  2. 15(13)v Derbyshire, Blast, 2026-06-28 · replay+1.7
  3. 24(21)v Hampshire, Blast, 2026-06-26 · replay−4.7
  4. 2(7)v Adelaide Strikers, BBL, 2024-01-20−4.1
  5. 17(12)v Sydney Sixers, BBL, 2024-01-16+1.0
  6. 7(8)v Brisbane Heat, BBL, 2024-01-13−7.5
  7. 16(16)v Brisbane Heat, BBL, 2024-01-10+4.4
  8. 10(13)v Sydney Thunder, BBL, 2024-01-08−1.0
  9. 0(1)v Adelaide Strikers, BBL, 2024-01-05−4.7
  10. 31(21)v Adelaide Strikers, BBL, 2024-01-03+14.4

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.

  1. 68(44)v Hobart Hurricanes, BBL, 2019-01-18+41.5
  2. 28(16)v Sydney Sixers, BBL, 2016-12-27+23.2
  3. 41(21)v Sydney Sixers, BBL, 2017-01-28+22.2
  4. 31(21)v Adelaide Strikers, BBL, 2024-01-03+14.4
  5. 22(17)v Sydney Sixers, BBL, 2019-01-13+11.9