Glenn Maxwell BBL Stats: Runs, Wickets, Catches and the Hunt for a First Title

Glenn Maxwell is the most complete cricketer in Big Bash League history — the only player who sits in the top three of the batting charts, leads the fielding charts outright, and bowls useful off-spin as well. With 3,317 runs, 153 sixes, 47 wickets and 97 catches, Maxwell’s BBL career is a record book in itself, and he remains the face of Melbourne Stars going into BBL|16.

These figures are correct through the end of BBL|15 in January 2026, before the BBL 2026-27 season begins on 12 December 2026. Maxwell is still active, so every record below is still growing.

Glenn Maxwell BBL Stats: Career Numbers

Record	Figure
BBL matches	129
BBL runs	3,317 (3rd all-time)
Batting innings	121
Highest score	154* (64 balls)
Strike rate	154.35
BBL centuries	2
BBL fifties	21
BBL sixes	153 (2nd all-time)
BBL wickets	47 (best 3/26)
BBL catches	97 (1st all-time)
Teams	Melbourne Renegades, Melbourne Stars
BBL span	2011–2026

Glenn Maxwell at Melbourne Stars: The Big Show

Maxwell began his BBL career with Melbourne Renegades in 2011, but it is as a Melbourne Star that he became “The Big Show” — the league’s most watchable cricketer. His batting has always been defined by invention: the switch hit, the reverse sweep, and the ability to clear any boundary in the ground, all delivered at a career strike rate of 154.35.

His greatest innings came in January 2022, when he smashed 154* off just 64 balls against Hobart Hurricanes — the highest individual score in BBL history, covered in the highest individual scores in BBL history chart. It was the defining performance of his career and one of only two BBL centuries he has scored, alongside a 41-ball hundred that ranks among the fastest centuries in BBL history.

Maxwell’s batting alone would make him a BBL great: 3,317 runs put him third on the most runs in BBL history chart, behind only Chris Lynn (4,133) and Moises Henriques (3,324), and his 153 sixes are second on the most sixes in BBL history chart, behind only Lynn’s 227. He became only the second batter in BBL history to reach 150 sixes, doing so during the Stars’ 2025–26 campaign.

Glenn Maxwell the All-Rounder: Wickets and Catches

What separates Maxwell from every other BBL batting great is what he does when he is not batting. His off-spin has taken 47 BBL wickets at an economy rate of 7.68, with best figures of 3/26 — genuine value from a part-time bowler, and a weapon the Stars have used in the middle overs for over a decade.

In the field, Maxwell is simply the best the league has ever had: 97 catches, more than anyone else in BBL history, as covered in the most catches in BBL history chart. His boundary catching at the MCG and Docklands — leaping, juggling and relaying the ball back into play — has become part of BBL folklore, and he needs just three more catches to become the first player ever to reach 100 BBL catches.

Maxwell has also captained Melbourne Stars in 65 matches, the fourth-highest captaincy tally in BBL history, as covered in the most successful captains in BBL history chart. The one prize that has eluded him — and the Stars — is the title itself: Melbourne Stars have reached three finals and never won, which is why Maxwell’s chase for a first BBL trophy remains one of the great storylines of every new season.

Those three finals defeats tell their own story. In 2015–16 the Stars lost the final to Sydney Thunder, in 2018–19 they lost to Melbourne Renegades in the Melbourne Derby final, and in 2019–20 they lost to Sydney Sixers. Each time, Maxwell was at the heart of the side — and each time, the trophy went elsewhere. It is the one gap in a career that has everything else: runs, sixes, wickets, catches and a place at the top of almost every chart that matters.

Maxwell’s focus on the BBL has only sharpened since he retired from one-day international cricket in 2025, and with the Stars he remains the player the whole league watches. When BBL|16 begins on 12 December 2026, he will once again be the man Melbourne builds its season around.

For Indian fans following the new season, the BBL schedule 2026-27 shows when Maxwell plays next for Melbourne Stars — and the most wickets in BBL history, highest team totals in BBL history, best bowling figures in BBL history, BBL winners list and Chris Lynn BBL stats charts show the records around him.

What BBL|16 Could Add to Glenn Maxwell’s Records

Three milestones are within Maxwell’s reach in BBL|16. First, 100 BBL catches — he needs just three. Second, second place on the all-time runs chart: he trails Moises Henriques by only seven runs (3,317 to 3,324), and Henriques is also active, so the two greats could swap places during the season. Third, a first BBL title for Melbourne Stars — the prize that would complete the most complete career the league has ever seen.

Maxwell’s story is not finished. The BBL’s greatest all-rounder is still batting, bowling, catching and captaining — and still chasing the one trophy that would crown it all.

Glenn Maxwell BBL Stats FAQs

How many runs has Glenn Maxwell scored in the BBL?

3,317 runs in 121 batting innings across 129 matches between 2011 and 2026 — third all-time.

What is Glenn Maxwell’s highest BBL score?

154* off 64 balls against Hobart Hurricanes in January 2022 — the highest individual score in BBL history.

How many wickets has Glenn Maxwell taken in the BBL?

47 wickets with his off-spin, at an economy rate of 7.68, with best figures of 3/26.

How many catches has Glenn Maxwell taken in the BBL?

97 catches — the most by any player in BBL history, three short of 100.

Has Glenn Maxwell won a BBL title?

No — Melbourne Stars have reached three finals but never won, and Maxwell’s search for a first title continues into BBL|16.