Who is better, Barry or Rudolph?
Trevor Barry leads with a GOAT score of 81.5 against 81.3 for Wilma Rudolph — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Barry vs Rudolph
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Trevor Barry above Wilma Rudolph: 81.5 vs 81.3. Trevor Barry leads on Longevity, Statistics. Wilma Rudolph leads on Dominance, Peak, Honours.
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BarryWinner
81.5Barry wins: Longevity, Statistics
Rudolph
81.3Rudolph wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇧🇸 Trevor Barry
81.5
Barry leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Trevor Barry
2. Wilma Rudolph
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. 🇧🇸 Trevor Barry5 seasons played · career day 1,825336 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Wilma Rudolph5 seasons played · career day 1,8267 major golds
-97.9% vs Barry at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇸 Barry | 0 | 0 | 50 | 109 | 336 | 660 |
| 🇺🇸 Rudolph | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BarryRetired | RudolphRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Championship medals | 1 | — |
| Commonwealth Games medals | 1 | — |
| Personal best (high jump) | 2.34 | — |
| Olympic appearances | 2 | — |
| National titles | 6 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 3 |
| Olympic medals | — | 4 |
| World records | — | 3 |
| 100m best (sec) | — | 11.2 |
| AAU titles | — | 9 |
| Dominance w25% | 76 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 58 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 84 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Barry81.5
Rudolph81.3
FAQ
Where does Rudolph beat Barry?
Rudolph scores higher on peak, dominance, honours. Barry leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Barry vs Rudolph score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Barry: 81.5, Rudolph: 81.3.
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