Who is better, Denton or Barnes?
Sydney Barnes leads with a GOAT score of 90.3 against 87.0 for David Denton — a gap of 3.3 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Denton vs Barnes
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Sydney Barnes above David Denton: 90.3 vs 87.0. Sydney Barnes leads on Dominance, Peak, Honours. David Denton leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
BarnesWinner
90.3Barnes wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Denton
87.0Denton wins: Longevity
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏴 Sydney Barnes
90.3
Barnes leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Sydney Barnes
2. David Denton
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. 🇬🇧 David Denton5 years played · career day 1,825263 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏴 Sydney Barnes5 years played · career day 4,381100 runs
-62.0% vs Denton at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Denton | 0 | 0 | 45 | 94 | 263 | 620 |
| 🏴 Barnes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | DentonRetired | BarnesRetired |
|---|---|---|
| First-class runs | 36,479 | — |
| First-class centuries | 69 | — |
| Test runs | 424 | — |
| County championships won | 7 | — |
| Seasons played | 27 | — |
| Test wickets | — | 189 |
| Test bowling average | — | 16.43 |
| Five-wicket hauls | — | 24 |
| Tests played | — | 27 |
| Best innings figures | — | 9 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 94 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 92 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 96 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Barnes90.3
Denton87.0
FAQ
Where does Denton beat Barnes?
Denton scores higher on longevity. Barnes leads on peak, dominance, honours, statistics.
How is the Denton vs Barnes score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Denton: 87.0, Barnes: 90.3.
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