Who is better, Barrowman or Van Rouwendaal?
Mike Barrowman leads with a GOAT score of 85.0 against 84.9 for Sharon van Rouwendaal — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Barrowman vs Van Rouwendaal
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Mike Barrowman above Sharon van Rouwendaal: 85.0 vs 84.9. Mike Barrowman leads on Statistics, Peak, Dominance. Sharon van Rouwendaal leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
BarrowmanWinner
85.0Barrowman wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Van Rouwendaal
84.9Van Rouwendaal wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Mike Barrowman
85.0
Barrowman leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Mike Barrowman
2. Sharon van Rouwendaal
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. 🇳🇱 Sharon van Rouwendaal5 seasons played · career day 1,826386 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Mike Barrowman5 seasons played · career day 1,826373 major golds
-3.4% vs Van Rouwendaal at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Barrowman | 0 | 0 | 50 | 112 | 274 | 373 |
| 🇳🇱 Van Rouwendaal | 0 | 0 | 60 | 128 | 290 | 722 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BarrowmanRetired | Van RouwendaalActive |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | 2 |
| World records set | 5 | — |
| World Championship titles | 1 | — |
| Pan Pacific titles | 3 | — |
| NCAA titles | 3 | — |
| Olympic medals | — | 3 |
| World Championship golds | — | 3 |
| European Championship golds | — | 10 |
| Olympic Games contested | — | 4 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 66 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 82 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Barrowman85.0
Van Rouwendaal84.9
The people
Barrowman
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Where does Van Rouwendaal beat Barrowman?
Van Rouwendaal scores higher on longevity. Barrowman leads on peak, dominance, statistics.
How is the Barrowman vs Van Rouwendaal score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Barrowman: 85.0, Van Rouwendaal: 84.9.
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