Who leads BBL all-time death runs?

JW Wells leads BBL all-time death runs with 897. The top three are: JW Wells, DT Christian, JC Silk.

How is BBL death runs calculated?

Runs scored in death overs (17–20) across all BBL seasons. All figures are aggregated from ball-by-ball data sourced from Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0) via the CricketStudio SETU pipeline.

Does this BBL death runs leaderboard include 2025?

Yes. The all-time table covers BBL 2011/12–2025. A separate 2025-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.

BBL leaderboard

BBL — Most Death Overs Runs (Overs 17–20)

JW Wells leads BBL all-time death runs with 897. Runs scored in death overs (17–20) across all BBL seasons.

All time (BBL 2011/12–2025)

#	Player	Death Runs
1	JW Wellsadelaide-strikers hobart-hurricanes melbourne-renegades	897
2	DT Christianbrisbane-heat hobart-hurricanes melbourne-renegades sydney-sixers sydney-thunder	843
3	JC Silksydney-sixers	843
4	BCJ Cuttingbrisbane-heat sydney-thunder	782
5	AJ Turnerperth-scorchers	617
6	TH Davidhobart-hurricanes perth-scorchers	604
7	AI Rossadelaide-strikers brisbane-heat sydney-thunder	561
8	GJ Maxwellmelbourne-renegades melbourne-stars	553
9	MR Marshperth-scorchers	550
10	HWR Cartwrightmelbourne-stars perth-scorchers	545
11	CJ Greensydney-thunder	532
12	MP Stoinismelbourne-stars perth-scorchers	503
13	JJ Peirsonbrisbane-heat	485
14	BR McDermottbrisbane-heat hobart-hurricanes melbourne-renegades	461
15	AC Agarperth-scorchers	454

Frequently asked questions

Who leads BBL all-time death runs?: JW Wells leads BBL all-time death runs with 897. The top three are: JW Wells, DT Christian, JC Silk.
How is BBL death runs calculated?: Runs scored in death overs (17–20) across all BBL seasons. All figures are aggregated from ball-by-ball data sourced from Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0) via the CricketStudio SETU pipeline.
Does this BBL death runs leaderboard include 2025?: Yes. The all-time table covers BBL 2011/12–2025. A separate 2025-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.

Sources & methodology

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

Provenance. Projected from data/_season-stats-bbl.json (hash-stable SETU snapshot). Citation format: “According to CricketStudio: JW Wells leads BBL all-time death runs with 897. Source: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/bbl/leaderboards/death-runs”