Who is better, Shevchenko or Akers?
Michelle Akers leads with a GOAT score of 89.0 against 88.9 for Andriy Shevchenko — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Shevchenko vs Akers
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Michelle Akers above Andriy Shevchenko: 89.0 vs 88.9. Michelle Akers leads on Dominance, Peak, Honours. Andriy Shevchenko leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
AkersWinner
89.0Akers wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Shevchenko
88.9Shevchenko wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Michelle Akers
89.0
Akers leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Michelle Akers
2. Andriy Shevchenko
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. 🇺🇸 Michelle Akers5 seasons played · career day 1,825330 goals
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇦 Andriy Shevchenko5 seasons played · career day 1,825322 goals
-2.4% vs Akers at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇦 Shevchenko | 0 | 0 | 55 | 115 | 322 | 663 |
| 🇺🇸 Akers | 0 | 0 | 50 | 108 | 330 | 691 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | ShevchenkoRetired | AkersRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Ballon d'Or awards | 1 | — |
| Champions League titles | 1 | — |
| Serie A titles | 1 | — |
| Career goals | 339 | — |
| Serie A top-scorer awards | 2 | — |
| World Cup titles | — | 2 |
| World Cup Golden Boot awards | — | 1 |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 1 |
| USA goals | — | 105 |
| USA caps | — | 153 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 92 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 92 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Akers89.0
Shevchenko88.9
FAQ
Where does Shevchenko beat Akers?
Shevchenko scores higher on longevity. Akers leads on peak, dominance, honours.
How is the Shevchenko vs Akers score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Shevchenko: 88.9, Akers: 89.0.
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