Who is better, Barnes or Sehwag?
Virender Sehwag leads with a GOAT score of 90.4 against 90.3 for Sydney Barnes — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Barnes vs Sehwag
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Virender Sehwag above Sydney Barnes: 90.4 vs 90.3. Virender Sehwag leads on Honours, Peak, Longevity. Sydney Barnes leads on Dominance.
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SehwagWinner
90.4Sehwag wins: Peak, Longevity, Honours
Barnes
90.3Barnes wins: Dominance
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇮🇳 Virender Sehwag
90.4
Sehwag leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Virender Sehwag
2. Sydney Barnes
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 year 5 · Form index per season1. 🇮🇳 Virender Sehwag5 years played · career day 3,286264 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏴 Sydney Barnes5 years played · career day 4,381100 runs
-62.1% vs Sehwag at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏴 Barnes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| 🇮🇳 Sehwag | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 264 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BarnesRetired | SehwagRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Test wickets | 189 | — |
| Test bowling average | 16.43 | — |
| Five-wicket hauls | 24 | — |
| Tests played | 27 | — |
| Best innings figures | 9 | — |
| Test runs | — | 8,586 |
| Test triple centuries | — | 2 |
| Highest Test score | — | 319 |
| World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| Test strike rate | — | 82.23 |
| Dominance w25% | 94 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 98 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 96 | 96 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Sehwag90.4
Barnes90.3
FAQ
Where does Barnes beat Sehwag?
Barnes scores higher on dominance. Sehwag leads on peak, honours, longevity.
How is the Barnes vs Sehwag score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Barnes: 90.3, Sehwag: 90.4.
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