Category profile
- Dominance
- 72
- Peak
- 82
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 74
- Statistics
- 78
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 46 | |
| 1962 | 53 | |
| 1963 | 59 | |
| 1964 | 66 | |
| 1965 | 73 | |
| 1966 | 79 | |
| 1967 | 86 | |
| 1968 | 81 | |
| 1969 | 76 | |
| 1970 | 71 | |
| 1971 | 66 | |
| 1972 | 62 | |
| 1973 | 57 | |
| 1974 | 52 | |
| 1975 | 47 | |
| 1976 | 42 |
Data sources
- ITTF world ranking and championship archives
- Olympic results database
- 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 Chester Barnes ranks #153 in Table Tennis
Chester Barnes ranks #153 in Table Tennis and #4103 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 76.5/100.
The verified career covers 1961–1976 and 16 documented seasons. Peak is 82/100, with Peak the strongest category at 82/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: English titles 5, European Championship appearances 5, World Championship appearances 6, English Open titles 2.
Nearest context: ahead Fang Bo (76.6); behind Mattias Karlsson (76.4). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Chester Barnes GOAT Score explained
- Dominance72/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 72/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak82/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours74/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 74/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics78/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Barnes comparisons
Chester Barnes — frequently asked
- Is Chester Barnes the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Chester Barnes ranks #153 in Table Tennis with a GOAT Score of 76.5/100, behind Ma Long (97.3).
- What is Chester Barnes's GOAT Score?
- 76.5/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 72 (25%), Peak 82 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 74 (20%), Statistics 78 (15%).
- Where does Chester Barnes rank all time?
- #4103 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #153 in Table Tennis.
- Chester Barnes vs Fang Bo: who ranks higher?
- Fang Bo ranks higher at 76.6 versus Chester Barnes at 76.5, a margin of 0.1 points.