Who is better, Labruna or R9?
Ángel Labruna leads with a GOAT score of 92.1 against 92.0 for Ronaldo Nazário — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Labruna vs R9
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LabrunaWinner
92.1Labruna wins: Longevity
R9
92.0R9 wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇷 Ángel Labruna
92.1
Labruna leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Ángel Labruna
2. Ronaldo Nazário
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 R9 — 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 | R9Retired |
|---|---|---|
| Career league goals | 300 | — |
| Argentina caps | 37 | — |
| Argentina goals | 17 | — |
| Argentine League titles | 9 | — |
| Copa América titles | 2 | — |
| Career goals | — | 414 |
| Ballon d'Or | — | 2 |
| World Cups | — | 2 |
| World Cup goals | — | 15 |
| League titles | — | 4 |
| International goals | — | 62 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 93 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 97 |
| Longevity w20% | 95 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 94 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Labruna92.1
R992.0
FAQ
Where does R9 beat Labruna?
R9 scores higher on peak, dominance, statistics. Labruna leads on longevity.
How is the Labruna vs R9 score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Labruna: 92.1, R9: 92.0.
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