I have to admit, the goat comment escaped me, didn't get the drift of it. But that is likely because I'm old.
I don't deny that Kenny was the greatest, but like Babe Ruth, he was playing a different game than Paul/Ricky/ Hank Arron. Yep Barry was formidable, but he he doesn't bring the intensity of a Paul or Ricky challenge to my mind. Queue the offended Barry fans. And to be honest, I always preferred Barry to Ken, although I don't have a good reason for that.
As I've told you before, my favorite players are actually Nate Sexton (co-alumni), and Gregg Barsby. Which brings me to the second point you made, I wonder at the difference in the game today vs during Ken's heyday. The same as things have changed for other sports, they've changed here to. I have to wonder if Ken didn't have the advantage of a bygone era with less competition, Nate, Gregg, Nikko etc. He played when there were no real sponsored touring pros. A few guys went it on their own in RVs, but it was nothing like it is today.
I don't deny that Ken was great, but as I posted above, I think he wouldn't have it all his way if he was playing in a world of Ricky Wysockis, Paul McBeths, and others. I don't deny his high ratings and unique stats, but I do wonder how it would have been with Paul and Ricky and others breathing down his neck instead of just Barry.