Who is better, Barshim or El Bakkali?
Mutaz Essa Barshim leads with a GOAT score of 91.1 against 90.6 for Soufiane El Bakkali — a gap of 0.5 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Barshim vs El Bakkali
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Mutaz Essa Barshim above Soufiane El Bakkali: 91.1 vs 90.6. Mutaz Essa Barshim leads on Longevity. Soufiane El Bakkali leads on Peak, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
BarshimWinner
91.1Barshim wins: Longevity
El Bakkali
90.6El Bakkali wins: Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇶🇦 Mutaz Essa Barshim
91.1
Barshim leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Mutaz Essa Barshim
2. Soufiane El Bakkali
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. 🇲🇦 Soufiane El Bakkali5 seasons played · career day 2,5562,401.5 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇶🇦 Mutaz Essa Barshim5 seasons played · career day 1,82511.8 major golds
-99.5% vs El Bakkali at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇶🇦 Barshim | 0 | 0 | 2.28 | 4.6 | 11.82 | 21.41 |
| 🇲🇦 El Bakkali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,445 | 3,356.08 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BarshimActive | El BakkaliActive |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 1 | 2 |
| Olympic medals | 3 | — |
| World Championship golds | 3 | 2 |
| Personal best | 2.43 | — |
| Asian Games golds | 2 | — |
| Steeplechase best | — | 477.08 |
| Diamond League titles | — | 1 |
| Global medals | — | 6 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 90 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 94 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Barshim91.1
El Bakkali90.6
FAQ
Where does El Bakkali beat Barshim?
El Bakkali scores higher on peak, statistics. Barshim leads on longevity.
How is the Barshim vs El Bakkali score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Barshim: 91.1, El Bakkali: 90.6.
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