Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 92
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 | 40 | |
| 1979 | 48 | |
| 1980 | 56 | |
| 1981 | 64 | |
| 1982 | 73 | |
| 1983 | 81 | |
| 1984 | 89 | |
| 1985 | 97 | |
| 1986 | 91 | |
| 1987 | 85 | |
| 1988 | 79 | |
| 1989 | 73 | |
| 1990 | 67 | |
| 1991 | 60 | |
| 1992 | 54 | |
| 1993 | 48 | |
| 1994 | 42 | |
| 1995 | 36 | |
| 1996 | 30 |
Data sources
- World Athletics records
- Olympedia
- Track and Field Statistics
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Willie Banks ranks #54 in Athletics
Willie Banks ranks #54 in Athletics and #575 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 87.7/100.
The verified career covers 1978–1996 and 19 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World records set 1, World record in centimetres 1797, World Championship medals 1, US titles 6.
Nearest context: ahead Ingrid Kristiansen (87.8); behind Merlene Ottey (87.6). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Willie Banks GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Banks comparisons
Willie Banks — frequently asked
- Is Willie Banks the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Willie Banks ranks #54 in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 87.7/100, behind Usain Bolt (93.2).
- What is Willie Banks's GOAT Score?
- 87.7/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Willie Banks rank all time?
- #575 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #54 in Athletics.
- Willie Banks vs Ingrid Kristiansen: who ranks higher?
- Ingrid Kristiansen ranks higher at 87.8 versus Willie Banks at 87.7, a margin of 0.1 points.