Who is better, Barber or Benoit Samuelson?
Eunice Barber leads with a GOAT score of 87.5 against 87.5 for Joan Benoit Samuelson — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Barber vs Benoit Samuelson
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GOAT Rank currently scores Eunice Barber and Joan Benoit Samuelson level at 87.5. Eunice Barber leads on Honours. Joan Benoit Samuelson leads on Longevity.
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BarberWinner
87.5Barber wins: Honours
Benoit Samuelson
87.5Benoit Samuelson wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇫🇷 Eunice Barber
87.5
Barber leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Eunice Barber
2. Joan Benoit Samuelson
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. 🇫🇷 Eunice Barber5 seasons played · career day 1,825296 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Joan Benoit Samuelson5 seasons played · career day 1,8258 major golds
-97.3% vs Barber at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 Barber | 0 | 0 | 40 | 90 | 296 | 655 |
| 🇺🇸 Benoit Samuelson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 18 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BarberRetired | Benoit SamuelsonActive |
|---|---|---|
| World Championship titles | 2 | — |
| World Championship medals | 5 | — |
| Heptathlon personal best | 6,889 | — |
| Long jump personal best in centimetres | 712 | — |
| European medals | 2 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 1 |
| Boston Marathon wins | — | 2 |
| Chicago Marathon wins | — | 1 |
| World records | — | 1 |
| Marathon best (min) | — | 141.52 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 88 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Barber87.5
Benoit Samuelson87.5
The people
Barber
Benoit Samuelson
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Where does Benoit Samuelson beat Barber?
Benoit Samuelson scores higher on longevity. Barber leads on honours.
How is the Barber vs Benoit Samuelson score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Barber: 87.5, Benoit Samuelson: 87.5.
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