Who is better, Bell or Santos?
Regla Bell leads with a GOAT score of 91.4 against 89.5 for Ricardo Santos — a gap of 1.9 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Bell vs Santos
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Regla Bell above Ricardo Santos: 91.4 vs 89.5. Regla Bell leads on Honours, Peak, Dominance. Ricardo Santos leads on Longevity.
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BellWinner
91.4Bell wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Santos
89.5Santos wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇺 Regla Bell
91.4
Bell leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Regla Bell
2. Ricardo Santos
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. 🇨🇺 Regla Bell5 seasons played · career day 1,825353 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇧🇷 Ricardo Santos5 seasons played · career day 1,82520 titles
-94.3% vs Bell at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇺 Bell | 0 | 0 | 60 | 125 | 353 | 719 |
| 🇧🇷 Santos | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 46 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BellRetired | SantosRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 3 | 1 |
| World Championship gold medals | 2 | — |
| World Cup titles | 2 | — |
| World Grand Prix titles | 3 | — |
| Olympic appearances | 4 | — |
| Olympic medals | — | 3 |
| World Championship titles | — | 3 |
| World Tour titles | — | 78 |
| Olympic Games contested | — | 5 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 95 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 96 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 90 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Bell91.4
Santos89.5
FAQ
Where does Santos beat Bell?
Santos scores higher on longevity. Bell leads on peak, dominance, honours.
How is the Bell vs Santos score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Bell: 91.4, Santos: 89.5.
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