Who is better, Barber or Bada?
Mikele Barber leads with a GOAT score of 82.8 against 82.7 for Sunday Bada — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Barber vs Bada
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Mikele Barber above Sunday Bada: 82.8 vs 82.7. Mikele Barber leads on Honours, Dominance. Sunday Bada leads on Longevity, Peak.
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BarberWinner
82.8Barber wins: Dominance, Honours
Bada
82.7Bada wins: Peak, Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Mikele Barber
82.8
Barber leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Mikele Barber
2. Sunday Bada
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. 🇺🇸 Mikele Barber5 seasons played · career day 1,825336 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇳🇬 Sunday Bada5 seasons played · career day 2,555225 major golds
-33.0% vs Barber at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Barber | 0 | 0 | 50 | 109 | 336 | 660 |
| 🇳🇬 Bada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135.03 | 314.83 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BarberRetired | BadaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Championship gold medals | 2 | — |
| World Championship medals | 3 | 2 |
| Personal best (400m) | 50.33 | — |
| United States national medals | 4 | — |
| World indoor medals | 1 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 1 |
| All-Africa Games titles | — | 2 |
| 400 m personal best | — | 44.63 |
| Olympic appearances | — | 4 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 76 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 86 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Barber82.8
Bada82.7
FAQ
Where does Bada beat Barber?
Bada scores higher on peak, longevity. Barber leads on dominance, honours.
How is the Barber vs Bada score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Barber: 82.8, Bada: 82.7.
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