The Average 3 Dart Score of the Top 32 PDC Darts Players

The growth of darts in recent years has seen the sport become a global phenomenon. Viewing figures are on the increase as is betting on Darts events like the PDC World Championships and are only bettered by football among major broadcasters. 

The surge in popularity of the sport has seen global expansion into world-famous venues such as New York's Madison Square Garden where the PDC debuted in July 2022 and will be returning later this year. 

We tasked former PDC tour card holder and youtube content creator of Edgar TV, Matthew Edgar to look deeper into the stats of the top 32 players in the world regarding the conclusion of fixtures. 

Top 32 PDC Players by World Ranking

(The stats provided are based on the most recent 12-month period at the release of this article)

Here we will look into the average 3 dart scores of each player, overall, when they are 1 leg away from winning and again when one leg away from defeat to see how each player has reacted.

First up, let's take a look at the average three dart scores from each player to see how closely the scores represent their respective world rankings.

The PDC World number one and current world Champion Michael Smith was regarded by many as a bottler when he was struggling to win his first major title. However, the 12-month running average suggests otherwise as his standard appears to be the same when he is just one leg away from winning the match. 

In conflict with this, the machine James Wade is often regarded as one of the best matchplay players to ever play the game and robotic in his approach to pressure situations which is where the nickname the machine comes from, along with his love for cars, However in James Wade's situation when he is throwing for the match his average tends to drop by 2.93 points. 

If you want a player to dig you out of a hole when they are behind, look no further than former Grand Slam Champion Jose De Sousa, who increased his performance when facing match-losing situations by 3.53 points. This stat was recently backed up at the PDC World Championship at ally pally when he produced an incredible turnaround in his victory over Ryan Searle.

But if it's the consistency you want, look no further than the sport's elite in Michael Van Gerwen and Gerwyn Price. Regardless of the situation you put these players in, they produce similar levels across the board and it's that ability to take the emotion out of the situation and provide an equivalent level of performance that separates them from the rest. 

One of the best players in the world at closing out matches is Josh Rock who currently sits outside the PDC top 32 he runs at an overall average of 96.42 which if the rankings were to be written on averages would see him world number 11. Josh Rock has been heavily tipped by PDC Chairman and owner of Matchroom sport Barry Hearn to be a huge success in the sport based on his number, which will see him enter the world's top 32 during the 2023 campaign due to future earnings based on his high levels of performance