Who is better, Barnes or Xu Xin?
Chester Barnes leads with a GOAT score of 76.5 against 76.2 for Xu Xin — a gap of 0.3 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
AthletesTeams
Barnes vs Xu Xin
Shareable comparison — send this exact matchup to anyone.
Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Chester Barnes above Xu Xin: 76.5 vs 76.2. Chester Barnes leads on Peak, Statistics. Xu Xin leads on Longevity, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
BarnesWinner
76.5Barnes wins: Peak, Statistics
Xu Xin
76.2Xu Xin wins: Longevity, Honours
Candidates
Locked to Table TennisShareable URL · /compare/chester-barnes-tt-vs-xu-xin
Time range
Showing full careers. Pick a window to recalculate the selected period.
Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏴 Chester Barnes
76.5
Barnes leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Chester Barnes
2. Xu Xin
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. 🏴 Chester Barnes5 seasons played · career day 1,825297 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇳 Xu Xin5 seasons played · career day 4,01731 titles
-89.6% vs Barnes at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏴 Barnes | 0 | 0 | 46 | 99 | 297 | 619 |
| 🇨🇳 Xu Xin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BarnesRetired | Xu XinRetired |
|---|---|---|
| English titles | 5 | — |
| European Championship appearances | 5 | — |
| World Championship appearances | 6 | — |
| English Open titles | 2 | — |
| International caps | 100 | — |
| World Championship titles | — | 5 |
| World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| Olympic golds | — | 1 |
| World team titles | — | 5 |
| Months at No. 1 | — | 24 |
| ITTF Tour titles | — | 30 |
| Dominance w25% | 72 | 72 |
| Peak w20% | 82 | 78 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 74 | 76 |
| Statistics w15% | 78 | 76 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Barnes76.5
Xu Xin76.2
FAQ
Where does Xu Xin beat Barnes?
Xu Xin scores higher on honours, longevity. Barnes leads on peak, statistics.
How is the Barnes vs Xu Xin score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Barnes: 76.5, Xu Xin: 76.2.
What do you think?
0 commentsMake your case for Barnes vs Xu Xin. The scoring is published in full — if you can point at the pillar or the weight you disagree with, we read it. Read the methodology paper.