GGOATRANK
AthletesTeams

Barnes vs Tsuboi

Shareable comparison — send this exact matchup to anyone.

GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
BarnesWinner
83.6

Barnes wins: Peak, Honours

Tsuboi
83.6

Tsuboi wins: Longevity

Candidates
Locked to Table Tennis

Shareable URL · /compare/pinkie-barnes-vs-gustavo-tsuboi

Time range

Showing full careers. Pick a window to recalculate the selected period.

Category radar

Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Pinkie Barnes
83.6

Barnes leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. World Championship medallist and an English international for two decades.

1. Pinkie Barnes
83.6
2. Gustavo Tsuboi
83.6

Category breakdown

Season form · Titles per season

Career timeline · Titles 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 · Titles per season
1. 🇬🇧 Pinkie Barnes5 seasons played · career day 1,825336 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇧🇷 Gustavo Tsuboi5 seasons played · career day 1,825284 titles
-15.5% vs Barnes at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇬🇧 Barnes0050109336686
🇧🇷 Tsuboi0050103284573

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.

MetricBarnesRetiredTsuboiActive
World Championship medals3
English titles4
World Championship appearances88
Corbillon Cup appearances6
Seasons on the national team18
Pan American gold medals3
Olympic appearances4
Latin American titles4
Brazilian titles5
Dominance w25%7878
Peak w20%8886
Longevity w20%8488
Honours w20%8482
Statistics w15%8686

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Barnes83.6
Tsuboi83.6
The people
Barnes
Tsuboi

Loading votes

Create a free account to vote and comment.

Sign in to vote

What do you think?

0 comments

Make your case for Barnes vs Tsuboi. The scoring is published in full — if you can point at the pillar or the weight you disagree with, we read it. Read the methodology paper.

More debates

Browse the rivalry hub →