Who is better, Barkley or Haynes?
Marques Haynes leads with a GOAT score of 85.7 against 85.6 for Charles Barkley — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Barkley vs Haynes
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Marques Haynes above Charles Barkley: 85.7 vs 85.6. Marques Haynes leads on Longevity. Charles Barkley leads on Statistics, Honours.
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HaynesWinner
85.7Haynes wins: Longevity
Barkley
85.6Barkley wins: Honours, Statistics
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Marques Haynes
85.7
Haynes leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Marques Haynes
2. Charles Barkley
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. 🇺🇸 Charles Barkley5 seasons played · career day 1,826111.1 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Marques Haynes5 seasons played · career day 1,82560 points per game
-46.0% vs Barkley at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Barkley | 0 | 0 | 14 | 34 | 85.3 | 212.6 |
| 🇺🇸 Haynes | 0 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 60 | 129 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BarkleyRetired | HaynesRetired |
|---|---|---|
| MVP awards | 1 | — |
| All-Star selections | 11 | — |
| Career points | 23,757 | — |
| Career rebounds | 12,546 | — |
| Olympic golds | 2 | — |
| Rebounding titles | 1 | — |
| Years as a professional | — | 46 |
| Games played worldwide | — | 12,000 |
| Countries played in | — | 97 |
| Hall of Fame inductions | — | 1 |
| Globetrotter seasons | — | 10 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 94 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 78 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 82 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Haynes85.7
Barkley85.6
FAQ
Where does Barkley beat Haynes?
Barkley scores higher on honours, statistics. Haynes leads on longevity.
How is the Barkley vs Haynes score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Barkley: 85.6, Haynes: 85.7.
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