Who is better, Barmasai or James?
Bernard Barmasai leads with a GOAT score of 83.8 against 83.7 for Kirani James — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Barmasai vs James
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Bernard Barmasai above Kirani James: 83.8 vs 83.7. Bernard Barmasai leads on Dominance, Peak, Statistics. Kirani James leads on Longevity, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
BarmasaiWinner
83.8Barmasai wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
James
83.7James wins: Longevity, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇰🇪 Bernard Barmasai
83.8
Barmasai leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Bernard Barmasai
2. Kirani James
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index 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 · Form index per season1. 🇰🇪 Bernard Barmasai5 seasons played · career day 1,825382 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇩 Kirani James5 seasons played · career day 2,555219.8 major golds
-42.5% vs Barmasai at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇰🇪 Barmasai | 0 | 0 | 45 | 117 | 382 | 599 |
| 🇬🇩 James | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132.04 | 308.05 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BarmasaiRetired | JamesActive |
|---|---|---|
| World records set | 1 | — |
| World Championship medals | 1 | — |
| Personal best in seconds | 4,855 | — |
| Commonwealth medals | 1 | — |
| Grand Prix wins | 12 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 1 |
| Olympic medals | — | 3 |
| World Championship golds | — | 1 |
| 400m best (sec) | — | 43.74 |
| World junior titles | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 74 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 86 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Barmasai83.8
James83.7
FAQ
Where does James beat Barmasai?
James scores higher on honours, longevity. Barmasai leads on peak, dominance, statistics.
How is the Barmasai vs James score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Barmasai: 83.8, James: 83.7.
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