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Best vs Barna

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GOAT Rank currently ranks Viktor Barna above Kathleen Best: 93.6 vs 23.3. Viktor Barna leads on Honours, Statistics, Dominance.

How the GOAT Score is calculated →
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BarnaWinner
93.6

Barna wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics

Best
23.3

Best wins: no category outright

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Category radar

Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇭🇺 Viktor Barna
93.6

Barna leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.

Best — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.

1. Viktor Barna
93.6
2. Kathleen Best
Pending verification

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 season
1. 🇭🇺 Viktor Barna5 seasons played · career day 1,825348 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Kathleen Best0 seasons played0 titles
-100.0% vs Barna at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇬🇧 Best000000
🇭🇺 Barna0050110348724

Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.

MetricBestRetiredBarnaRetired
World singles titles—5
World titles in all events—22
World team titles—8
English Open titles—5
Seasons at the top—12
Dominance w25%23.294
Peak w20%25.296
Longevity w20%21.288
Honours w20%24.296
Statistics w15%22.294

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Barna93.6
Best23.3
The people
Best
Barna

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FAQ

Who is better, Best or Barna?

Viktor Barna leads with a GOAT score of 93.6 against 23.3 for Kathleen Best — a gap of 70.3 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.

Where does Best beat Barna?

Best does not lead any of the five categories; Barna is ahead or level on all of them.

How is the Best vs Barna score calculated?

Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Best: 23.3, Barna: 93.6.

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