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Barmasai vs Barber

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BarmasaiWinner
83.8

Barmasai wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

Barber
83.8

Barber wins: Longevity, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇰🇪 Bernard Barmasai
83.8

Barmasai leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Set the 3000 metres steeplechase world record in 1997.

1. Bernard Barmasai
83.8
2. Kelsey-Lee Barber
83.8

Category breakdown

Season form · Major golds per season

Career timeline · Major golds per season

Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.

GOAT pace tracker

Career stage · GOAT pace

Through season 5 · Major golds per season
1. 🇰🇪 Bernard Barmasai5 seasons played · career day 1,825382 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 Kelsey-Lee Barber5 seasons played · career day 2,556309.9 major golds
-18.9% vs Barmasai at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇰🇪 Barmasai0045117382599
🇦🇺 Barber0000181.2442.26

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.

MetricBarmasaiRetiredBarberActive
World records set1
World Championship medals1
Personal best in seconds4,855
Commonwealth medals12
Grand Prix wins12
World Championship golds2
Olympic medals1
Personal best67.7
Australian titles5
Dominance w25%8482
Peak w20%9490
Longevity w20%7478
Honours w20%8084
Statistics w15%8886

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GOAT Rank · the data
Barmasai83.8
Barber83.8
The people
Barmasai
Barber

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