Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 86
Career timeline · Major golds per season
| Season | Major golds per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 50 | |
| 2002 | 59 | |
| 2003 | 67 | |
| 2004 | 76 | |
| 2005 | 84 | |
| 2006 | 93 | |
| 2007 | 85 | |
| 2008 | 77 | |
| 2009 | 69 | |
| 2010 | 61 | |
| 2011 | 53 | |
| 2012 | 45 |
Data sources
- World Athletics results database
- Olympedia
- National federation records
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Mikele Barber ranks #159 in Athletics
Mikele Barber ranks 159th among Athletics athletes on GOAT Rank and 1363rd of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 82.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 88, Longevity 80, Honours 84, Statistics 86. Those categories are normalised against the full Athletics reference universe of 308 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 2001–2012 with 12 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2006, which sets the Peak component at 88. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world championship gold medals 2, world championship medals 3, personal best (400m) 50.33, united states national medals 4.
Immediately ahead sits Yelena Belevskaya on 82.9, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Peter Snell on 84.5. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Mikele Barber GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Barber stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Athletics cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2006. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 11 years of competition and 12 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.
Top Barber comparisons
Mikele Barber — frequently asked
- Is Mikele Barber the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Mikele Barber ranks 159th in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 82.8, behind Usain Bolt on 93.2.
- What is Mikele Barber's GOAT Score?
- 82.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Mikele Barber rank all time?
- 1363rd of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 159th within Athletics.
- Mikele Barber vs Yelena Belevskaya: who ranks higher?
- Yelena Belevskaya, on 82.9 against Mikele Barber's 82.8 — a margin of 0.1 points.