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Best century rate

F du Plessis leads MLC all-time century rate with 11.8% (4 hundreds · 34 innings · 1226 runs). Batters who convert innings into centuries most often — hundreds per innings as a percentage. Identifies elite match-winners. Minimum 10 innings batted.

All time (MLC 2023–2026)

#PlayerHundreds/inns %Sample
1F du Plessistexas-super-kings11.8%
4 hundreds · 34 innings · 1226 runs
2ADS Fletcherlos-angeles-knight-riders10.5%
2 hundreds · 19 innings · 626 runs
3LG Pretoriussan-francisco-unicorns8.3%
1 hundreds · 12 innings · 465 runs
4N Pooranmi-new-york7.7%
3 hundreds · 39 innings · 1352 runs
5TL Seifertsan-francisco-unicornsseattle-orcas6.3%
1 hundreds · 16 innings · 493 runs
6FH Allensan-francisco-unicorns5.7%
2 hundreds · 35 innings · 904 runs
7GJ Maxwellwashington-freedom4.8%
1 hundreds · 21 innings · 444 runs
8H Klaasenseattle-orcas4.5%
1 hundreds · 22 innings · 474 runs
9SPD Smithwashington-freedom4.5%
1 hundreds · 22 innings · 735 runs
10MJ Owenwashington-freedom4.2%
1 hundreds · 24 innings · 740 runs
11MW Shortsan-francisco-unicornswashington-freedom3.2%1 hundreds · 31 innings · 1195 runs
12KA Pollardmi-new-york2.9%1 hundreds · 35 innings · 809 runs
13AGS Gouswashington-freedom2.7%1 hundreds · 37 innings · 1058 runs

2026 · top 8 for the latest season

#PlayerHundreds/inns %Sample
1TL Seifertseattle-orcas10.0%1 hundreds · 10 innings · 379 runs
2KA Pollardmi-new-york9.1%1 hundreds · 11 innings · 321 runs
3N Pooranmi-new-york9.1%1 hundreds · 11 innings · 424 runs
4LG Pretoriussan-francisco-unicorns8.3%1 hundreds · 12 innings · 465 runs
5MW Shortsan-francisco-unicorns8.3%1 hundreds · 12 innings · 513 runs
6AGS Gouswashington-freedom7.7%1 hundreds · 13 innings · 547 runs
7MJ Owenwashington-freedom7.7%1 hundreds · 13 innings · 427 runs
8SPD Smithwashington-freedom7.7%1 hundreds · 13 innings · 399 runs

Frequently asked questions

Who leads MLC all-time century rate?
F du Plessis leads MLC all-time century rate with 11.8% (4 hundreds · 34 innings · 1226 runs). The top three are: F du Plessis, ADS Fletcher, LG Pretorius.
How is MLC century rate calculated?
Batters who convert innings into centuries most often — hundreds per innings as a percentage. Identifies elite match-winners. Minimum 10 innings batted.. All figures are aggregated from ball-by-ball data sourced from Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0) via the CricketStudio SETU pipeline.
Does this MLC century rate leaderboard include 2026?
Yes. The all-time table covers MLC 2023–2026. A separate 2026-only view is shown below the all-time table.
What data source powers this leaderboard?
Ball-by-ball records from Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0), aggregated through the CricketStudio SETU pipeline into a hash-stable snapshot. Parity contracts P1–P6 ensure every leaderboard surface projects from the same canonical file.

Sources & methodology

Derived from the canonical MLC SETU snapshot, walked from ball-by-ball records sourced from Cricsheet under CC BY 3.0.

Sample-size floor: Minimum 10 innings batted. Per doctrine §3.1 — claims below the floor are excluded from this surface.

Provenance. Projected from data/_season-stats-mlc.json (hash-stable SETU snapshot). Citation format: “According to CricketStudio: F du Plessis leads MLC all-time century rate with 11.8%. Source: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/leaderboards/century-rate