Who is better, Labruna or Maradona?
Ángel Labruna leads with a GOAT score of 92.1 against 92.0 for Diego Maradona — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Labruna vs Maradona
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LabrunaWinner
92.1Labruna wins: Longevity, Statistics
Maradona
92.0Maradona wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇷 Ángel Labruna
92.1
Labruna leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Ángel Labruna
2. Diego Maradona
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. 🇦🇷 Diego Maradona114 goals
5 seasons by age 21 · 22.8 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
2. 🇦🇷 Ángel Labruna7 goals
1 season by age 21 · 7 per season
Labruna is -93.9% behind Maradona's pace at age 21
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 | MaradonaRetired · Napoli |
|---|---|---|
| Career league goals | 300 | — |
| Argentina caps | 37 | — |
| Argentina goals | 17 | — |
| Argentine League titles | 9 | — |
| Copa América titles | 2 | — |
| Career goals | — | 353 |
| Career assists | — | 213 |
| Ballon d'Or | — | 0 |
| World Cups | — | 1 |
| Champions League titles | — | 0 |
| League titles | — | 3 |
| Goals per 90 | — | 0.51 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 95 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 98 |
| Longevity w20% | 95 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 92 | 93 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 91 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Labruna92.1
Maradona92.0
FAQ
Where does Maradona beat Labruna?
Maradona scores higher on peak, dominance, honours. Labruna leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Labruna vs Maradona score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Labruna: 92.1, Maradona: 92.0.
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