Category profile
- Dominance
- 76
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 70
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 82
Career timeline · Major golds per season
| Season | Major golds per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 60 | |
| 2013 | 72 | |
| 2014 | 84 | |
| 2015 | 96 | |
| 2016 | 82 | |
| 2017 | 76 | |
| 2018 | 74 | |
| 2019 | 70 | |
| 2020 | 66 | |
| 2021 | 60 | |
| 2022 | 54 | |
| 2023 | 48 |
Data sources
- World Athletics
- Olympedia
- European Athletics
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Shawn Barber ranks #234 in Athletics
Shawn Barber ranks 234th among Athletics athletes on GOAT Rank and 2099th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 79.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 76, Peak 90, Longevity 70, Honours 80, Statistics 82. 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 2012–2023 with 12 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2015, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world outdoor titles 1, personal best (m) 6, pan american games golds 1, ncaa titles 2.
Immediately ahead sits Olapade Adeniken on 79.3, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Alina Astafei on 79.3. 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.
Shawn Barber GOAT Score explained
- Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Barber stood above the field while competing. Scored 76/100 against the full Athletics cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2015. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity70/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 11 years of competition and 12 recorded seasons. Scored 70/100.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.
Top Barber comparisons
Shawn Barber — frequently asked
- Is Shawn Barber the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Shawn Barber ranks 234th in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 79.3, behind Usain Bolt on 93.2.
- What is Shawn Barber's GOAT Score?
- 79.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 70 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Shawn Barber rank all time?
- 2099th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 234th within Athletics.
- Shawn Barber vs Olapade Adeniken: who ranks higher?
- Shawn Barber, on 79.3 against Olapade Adeniken's 79.3 — a margin of 0.0 points.