Who is better, Childs or Burns?
Rory Burns leads with a GOAT score of 78.0 against 77.8 for John Childs — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Childs vs Burns
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Rory Burns above John Childs: 78.0 vs 77.8. Rory Burns leads on Dominance, Honours, Statistics. John Childs leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
BurnsWinner
78.0Burns wins: Dominance, Honours, Statistics
Childs
77.8Childs wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Rory Burns
78.0
Burns leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Rory Burns
2. John Childs
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 year 5 · Form index per season1. 🇬🇧 Rory Burns5 years played · career day 1,825282 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 John Childs5 years played · career day 1,825235 runs
-16.7% vs Burns at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Childs | 0 | 0 | 20 | 55 | 235 | 505 |
| 🇬🇧 Burns | 0 | 0 | 45 | 96 | 282 | 608 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
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GOAT Rank · the data
Burns78.0
Childs77.8
FAQ
Where does Childs beat Burns?
Childs scores higher on longevity. Burns leads on dominance, honours, statistics.
How is the Childs vs Burns score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Childs: 77.8, Burns: 78.0.
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