Who is better, Barnes or Schweinsteiger?
John Barnes leads with a GOAT score of 82.0 against 81.9 for Bastian Schweinsteiger — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Barnes vs Schweinsteiger
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BarnesWinner
82.0Barnes wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Schweinsteiger
81.9Schweinsteiger 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. Bastian Schweinsteiger
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 Schweinsteiger — 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 | SchweinsteigerRetired |
|---|---|---|
| First Division titles | 2 | — |
| FA Cup titles | 2 | — |
| FWA Footballer of the Year | 2 | — |
| PFA Players' Player of the Year | 1 | — |
| England caps | 79 | — |
| World Cups | — | 1 |
| Champions League titles | — | 1 |
| Bundesliga titles | — | 8 |
| Germany caps | — | 121 |
| DFB-Pokal titles | — | 7 |
| Career goals | — | 91 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 86 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 78 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 80 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Barnes82.0
Schweinsteiger81.9
The people
Barnes
Schweinsteiger
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Where does Schweinsteiger beat Barnes?
Schweinsteiger scores higher on honours, longevity. Barnes leads on peak, dominance, statistics.
How is the Barnes vs Schweinsteiger score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Barnes: 82.0, Schweinsteiger: 81.9.
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