Who is better, Labruna or Beckenbauer?
Franz Beckenbauer leads with a GOAT score of 92.6 against 92.1 for Ángel Labruna — a gap of 0.5 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Labruna vs Beckenbauer
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BeckenbauerWinner
92.6Beckenbauer wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Labruna
92.1Labruna wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇩🇪 Franz Beckenbauer
92.6
Beckenbauer leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Franz Beckenbauer
2. Ángel Labruna
Category breakdown
Season form · Goals per season
Career timeline · Goals per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Through age 21 · Goals per season
1. 🇦🇷 Ángel Labruna7 goals
1 season by age 21 · 7 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Beckenbauer — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | LabrunaRetired | BeckenbauerRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Career league goals | 300 | — |
| Argentina caps | 37 | — |
| Argentina goals | 17 | — |
| Argentine League titles | 9 | — |
| Copa América titles | 2 | — |
| Career goals | — | 105 |
| Ballon d'Or | — | 2 |
| World Cups | — | 1 |
| European Cups | — | 3 |
| League titles | — | 5 |
| International caps | — | 103 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 93 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 93 |
| Longevity w20% | 95 | 92 |
| Honours w20% | 92 | 94 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 90 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Beckenbauer92.6
Labruna92.1
FAQ
Where does Labruna beat Beckenbauer?
Labruna scores higher on statistics, longevity. Beckenbauer leads on peak, dominance, honours.
How is the Labruna vs Beckenbauer score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Labruna: 92.1, Beckenbauer: 92.6.
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