Who is better, Barrett or Devitt?
Bill Barrett leads with a GOAT score of 78.4 against 78.4 for John Devitt — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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GOAT Rank currently scores Bill Barrett and John Devitt level at 78.4. Bill Barrett leads on Longevity, Statistics. John Devitt leads on Dominance, Peak, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →Barrett wins: Longevity, Statistics
Devitt wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
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Barrett leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Barrett | 0 | 0 | 55 | 122 | 369 | 483 |
| 🇦🇺 Devitt | 0 | 0 | 64 | 146 | 410 | 506 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BarrettRetired | DevittRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Pan American gold medals | 2 | — |
| NCAA titles | 3 | — |
| United States titles | 4 | — |
| World Championship medals | 1 | — |
| National records | 2 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 2 |
| Olympic medals | — | 4 |
| World records | — | 2 |
| Commonwealth Games golds | — | 2 |
| Olympic Games contested | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 74 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 72 | 64 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 78 |
Bill Barrett leads with a GOAT score of 78.4 against 78.4 for John Devitt — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
Devitt scores higher on peak, dominance, honours. Barrett leads on statistics, longevity.
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Barrett: 78.4, Devitt: 78.4.
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