Who is better, Byrd or Villa?
Pancho Villa leads with a GOAT score of 81.9 against 81.8 for Chris Byrd — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Byrd vs Villa
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Pancho Villa above Chris Byrd: 81.9 vs 81.8. Pancho Villa leads on Dominance, Honours, Peak. Chris Byrd leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
VillaWinner
81.9Villa wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Byrd
81.8Byrd wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇵🇭 Pancho Villa
81.9
Villa leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Pancho Villa
2. Chris Byrd
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. 🇺🇸 Chris Byrd5 years played · career day 1,825308 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇵🇭 Pancho Villa5 years played · career day 1,82592 title wins
-70.1% vs Byrd at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Byrd | 0 | 0 | 52 | 110 | 308 | 638 |
| 🇵🇭 Villa | 0 | 0 | 18 | 38 | 92 | 110 |
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
Villa81.9
Byrd81.8
FAQ
Where does Byrd beat Villa?
Byrd scores higher on longevity. Villa leads on peak, dominance, honours.
How is the Byrd vs Villa score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Byrd: 81.8, Villa: 81.9.
What do you think?
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