I like the choice of Merckx but would add:
Donald Bradman - Australian Test Match cricketer. Finished his test career with an average of 99.94 runs per innings. The next highest is 60.97 runs per innings (Pollock of South Africa).
40 runs per innings is the broadly used marker of a good test batsmen - I would guess it is roughly comparable to a .300 batting average in baseball. 50 runs per innings equates to .320, 60 runs per innings to .340. Therefore, 99.94 runs per innings using this scale would result in batting .420 in baseball - for your entire career.
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