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Barret is just a great player with all the skills to do well as 10 or 15 and has the speed for wing. Carter was a specialist no.10 and as such Barret cannot be compared to a master.
Barrett had 2 great years, he's not in G.O.A.T conversation. The difference between them is how their games evolved over the years. Carter had leg injuries that slowed him down, but his all round skill set meant he evolved as he aged and slowed down. The perfect indication of this is that the 2 best games of his career were at the start AND the end of his career. Barretts greatest asset was his speed. I don't think he has the game to be as good at the end of his career as he was in 2016/17.
Worth mentioning the context of Richie coming into the ABs is replacing Beauden who won b2b player of the year in the 10 jersey in 2016/17. #10 has the biggest impact on a game of any player - his win rate in the 10 jersey speaks for itself.