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Don’t take our word for it though.
The great man himself said as much this week. Speaking at a pre-World Cup event in Auckland, Crowe said he believes we’re seeing “the dawn of probably our greatest ever batsman” in Williamson.
Then there’s the Black Caps captain, Brendon McCullum – himself no slouch with the willow, knocking a triple century and two double centuries in 2014.
Said McCullum: “I firmly believe he could go down as New Zealand’s greatest ever batter.
“He’s a phenomenal talent. He’s such a level-headed guy who thinks first and foremost about the team and how he can contribute to the team and he’s ticking off some amazing statistics.”
If the stats are to be believed, it’s just a matter of time before Williamson takes his position as the undisputed champion of New Zealand batting.
At 24-years-old, he is the youngest Kiwi to reach 3000 Test runs and achieved the feat in the fewest innings, bettering Crowe’s mark of 73 innings by two.
It took him just over four years to reach the 3000 run mark and it’s scary to think how many he could compile if his career lasts as long as Stephen Fleming’s who was New Zealand’s most prolific scorer with 7172 runs in 14-years.
The magic 10,000 mark is a distinct possibility.
If Williamson matches his 2014 run-scoring bonanza of 929, he’ll jump five places up the all-time New Zealand run-scoring list, passing great names like Craig McMillan, Sir Richard Hadlee, Chris Cairns and John Reid.
As it stands, Williamson has the highest average of any New Zealand batsman who has scored over 1300 runs. His average of 45.96 eclipses teammate Ross Taylor (45.40), Crowe (45.36) and former opener Mark Richardson (44.77).
With nine centuries already to his name, he’s already well on his way to surpassing Nathan Astle, who made 11 tons in 137 innings, while John Wright is also in his sights with 12 centuries in 148 innings.
Put another way, Williamson averages a century every eight innings. Only Martin Crowe can compete with those figures, while Ross Taylor scores a century roughly every nine innings, John Wright every 12 innings and McCullum every 14 innings.
For the next few months Williamson will be focusing on an ODI series against Sri Lanka then the Cricket World Cup before tours to England and Australia later in the year.
Plenty of opportunity to further his claims as New Zealand’s best ever batsman. Not that the eternally humble Williamson will ever say it out loud.