Who is better, Balfour or Bucher?
Kirsty Balfour leads with a GOAT score of 81.2 against 81.1 for Simon Bucher — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Balfour vs Bucher
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Kirsty Balfour above Simon Bucher: 81.2 vs 81.1. Kirsty Balfour leads on Longevity, Honours. Simon Bucher leads on Peak, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
BalfourWinner
81.2Balfour wins: Longevity, Honours
Bucher
81.1Bucher wins: Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Kirsty Balfour
81.2
Balfour leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Kirsty Balfour
2. Simon Bucher
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. 🇬🇧 Kirsty Balfour5 seasons played · career day 1,825360 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇹 Simon Bucher5 seasons played · career day 1,825323 major golds
-10.3% vs Balfour at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Balfour | 0 | 0 | 50 | 111 | 360 | 544 |
| 🇦🇹 Bucher | 0 | 0 | 50 | 107 | 323 | 683 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BalfourRetired | BucherActive |
|---|---|---|
| European titles | 1 | — |
| World Championship medals | 1 | — |
| Commonwealth Games medals | 2 | — |
| British titles | 5 | — |
| Olympic finals | 1 | — |
| European Championship medals | — | 2 |
| Austrian titles | — | 12 |
| National records set | — | 6 |
| Olympic appearances | — | 1 |
| World Championship finals | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 76 | 74 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 78 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Balfour81.2
Bucher81.1
FAQ
Where does Bucher beat Balfour?
Bucher scores higher on peak, statistics. Balfour leads on honours, longevity.
How is the Balfour vs Bucher score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Balfour: 81.2, Bucher: 81.1.
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