Who is better, Barnes or Bowley?
Ted Bowley leads with a GOAT score of 83.7 against 83.6 for Billy Barnes — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Barnes vs Bowley
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Ted Bowley above Billy Barnes: 83.7 vs 83.6. Ted Bowley leads on Longevity, Statistics. Billy Barnes leads on Honours, Dominance.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
BowleyWinner
83.7Bowley wins: Longevity, Statistics
Barnes
83.6Barnes wins: Dominance, Honours
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Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Ted Bowley
83.7
Bowley leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Ted Bowley
2. Billy Barnes
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 year 5 · Form index per season1. 🇬🇧 Billy Barnes5 years played · career day 1,825273 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Ted Bowley5 years played · career day 1,826265 runs
-2.9% vs Barnes at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Barnes | 0 | 0 | 45 | 95 | 273 | 578 |
| 🇬🇧 Bowley | 0 | 0 | 45 | 94 | 204 | 549 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
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GOAT Rank · the data
Bowley83.7
Barnes83.6
FAQ
Where does Barnes beat Bowley?
Barnes scores higher on dominance, honours. Bowley leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Barnes vs Bowley score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Barnes: 83.6, Bowley: 83.7.
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