Who is better, Barnes or Fabiana?
John Barnes leads with a GOAT score of 82.0 against 82.0 for Fabiana da Silva — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Barnes vs Fabiana
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BarnesWinner
82.0Barnes wins: Dominance, Peak
Fabiana
82.0Fabiana wins: Longevity, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏴 John Barnes
82.0
Barnes leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. John Barnes
2. Fabiana da Silva
Category breakdown
Season form · Goals per season
Career timeline · Goals per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Through age 21 · Goals per season
1. 🏴 John Barnes34 goals
3 seasons by age 21 · 11.3 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Fabiana — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | BarnesRetired | FabianaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| First Division titles | 2 | — |
| FA Cup titles | 2 | — |
| FWA Footballer of the Year | 2 | — |
| PFA Players' Player of the Year | 1 | — |
| England caps | 79 | — |
| Olympic appearances | — | 3 |
| World Cup appearances | — | 3 |
| Brazil caps | — | 100 |
| Copa América titles | — | 2 |
| League titles | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 85 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 78 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 82 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Barnes82.0
Fabiana82.0
FAQ
Where does Fabiana beat Barnes?
Fabiana scores higher on honours, longevity. Barnes leads on peak, dominance.
How is the Barnes vs Fabiana score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Barnes: 82.0, Fabiana: 82.0.
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