Who is better, Richards-Ross or Banks?
Willie Banks leads with a GOAT score of 87.7 against 87.5 for Sanya Richards-Ross — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Richards-Ross vs Banks
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Willie Banks above Sanya Richards-Ross: 87.7 vs 87.5. Willie Banks leads on Longevity, Statistics, Peak. Sanya Richards-Ross leads on Honours.
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BanksWinner
87.7Banks wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics
Richards-Ross
87.5Richards-Ross wins: Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Willie Banks
87.7
Banks leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Willie Banks
2. Sanya Richards-Ross
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. 🇺🇸 Willie Banks5 seasons played · career day 1,825281 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Sanya Richards-Ross5 seasons played · career day 2,556246.4 major golds
-12.3% vs Banks at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Richards-Ross | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147.51 | 345.4 |
| 🇺🇸 Banks | 0 | 0 | 40 | 88 | 281 | 639 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | Richards-RossRetired | BanksRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 5 | — |
| World Championship golds | 5 | — |
| 400m best (sec) | 48.7 | — |
| Diamond League titles | 4 | — |
| World Championship medals | 8 | 1 |
| World records set | — | 1 |
| World record in centimetres | — | 1,797 |
| US titles | — | 6 |
| Olympic finals | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 92 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Banks87.7
Richards-Ross87.5
FAQ
Where does Richards-Ross beat Banks?
Richards-Ross scores higher on honours. Banks leads on peak, statistics, longevity.
How is the Richards-Ross vs Banks score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Richards-Ross: 87.5, Banks: 87.7.
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