Who is better, Johnson-Thompson or Barber?
Katarina Johnson-Thompson leads with a GOAT score of 82.8 against 82.8 for Mikele Barber — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Johnson-Thompson vs Barber
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Mikele Barber level at 82.8. Katarina Johnson-Thompson leads on Dominance, Peak, Longevity. Mikele Barber leads on Statistics, Honours.
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Johnson-ThompsonWinner
82.8Johnson-Thompson wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity
Barber
82.8Barber wins: Honours, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Katarina Johnson-Thompson
82.8
Johnson-Thompson leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Katarina Johnson-Thompson
2. Mikele Barber
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. 🇬🇧 Katarina Johnson-Thompson5 seasons played · career day 1,825354 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Mikele Barber5 seasons played · career day 1,825336 major golds
-5.1% vs Johnson-Thompson at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Johnson-Thompson | 0 | 0 | 58 | 124 | 354 | 704 |
| 🇺🇸 Barber | 0 | 0 | 50 | 109 | 336 | 660 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | Johnson-ThompsonActive | BarberRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Championship golds | 2 | — |
| World Indoor golds | 1 | — |
| Commonwealth Games golds | 2 | — |
| European Indoor golds | 1 | — |
| British record points | 6,981 | — |
| World Championship gold medals | — | 2 |
| World Championship medals | — | 3 |
| Personal best (400m) | — | 50.33 |
| United States national medals | — | 4 |
| World indoor medals | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 80 | 86 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Johnson-Thompson82.8
Barber82.8
The people
Johnson-Thompson
Barber
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Where does Barber beat Johnson-Thompson?
Barber scores higher on honours, statistics. Johnson-Thompson leads on peak, dominance, longevity.
How is the Johnson-Thompson vs Barber score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Johnson-Thompson: 82.8, Barber: 82.8.
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