Who is better, Arévalo or Barbosa?
Éider Arévalo leads with a GOAT score of 81.9 against 81.9 for José Luíz Barbosa — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Arévalo vs Barbosa
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Éider Arévalo and José Luíz Barbosa level at 81.9. Éider Arévalo leads on Honours, Peak. José Luíz Barbosa leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
ArévaloWinner
81.9Arévalo wins: Peak, Honours
Barbosa
81.9Barbosa wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇴 Éider Arévalo
81.9
Arévalo leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Éider Arévalo
2. José Luíz Barbosa
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. 🇧🇷 José Luíz Barbosa5 seasons played · career day 2,19128 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇴 Éider Arévalo5 seasons played · career day 2,55622 major golds
-21.4% vs Barbosa at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇴 Arévalo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 33 |
| 🇧🇷 Barbosa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 52 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | ArévaloActive | BarbosaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World titles | 1 | — |
| Pan American medals | 2 | — |
| 20 km walk personal best | 4,736 | — |
| Olympic appearances | 3 | 3 |
| South American titles | 2 | — |
| World indoor titles | — | 1 |
| World Championship medals | — | 1 |
| Pan American golds | — | 2 |
| 800 m personal best in seconds | — | 103.05 |
| Dominance w25% | 76 | 76 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 76 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 86 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Arévalo81.9
Barbosa81.9
FAQ
Where does Barbosa beat Arévalo?
Barbosa scores higher on longevity. Arévalo leads on peak, honours.
How is the Arévalo vs Barbosa score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Arévalo: 81.9, Barbosa: 81.9.
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