Pan American gold medals
2
NCAA titles
3
United States titles
4
World Championship medals
1
National records
2
Category profile
- Dominance
- 74
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 72
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 82
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 55 | |
| 1979 | 67 | |
| 1980 | 79 | |
| 1981 | 91 | |
| 1982 | 77 | |
| 1983 | 64 | |
| 1984 | 50 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics results database
- Olympedia
- National federation records
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Bill Barrett ranks #214 in Swimming
Bill Barrett ranks #214 in Swimming and #2298 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 78.4/100.
The verified career covers 1978–1984 and 7 documented seasons. Peak is 86/100, with Peak the strongest category at 86/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Pan American gold medals 2, NCAA titles 3, United States titles 4, World Championship medals 1.
Nearest context: ahead John Devitt (78.4); behind Summer Sanders (78.3). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Bill Barrett GOAT Score explained
- Dominance74/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 74/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity72/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 72/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Barrett comparisons
Bill Barrett — frequently asked
- Is Bill Barrett the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Bill Barrett ranks #214 in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 78.4/100, behind Michael Phelps (98.1).
- What is Bill Barrett's GOAT Score?
- 78.4/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 74 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 72 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%).
- Where does Bill Barrett rank all time?
- #2298 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #214 in Swimming.
- Bill Barrett vs John Devitt: who ranks higher?
- Bill Barrett ranks higher at 78.4 versus John Devitt at 78.4, a margin of 0.0 points.