Baresi vs Cafu
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Baresi wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Cafu wins: Longevity, Honours
Showing full careers. Pick a window to recalculate the selected period.
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Verdict
Baresi leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Six Serie A titles and three European Cups from the greatest defensive line ever.
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
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Goals per season| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Baresi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 126 | 260 |
| 🇧🇷 Cafu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 34 |
Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.
| Metric | BaresiRetired | CafuRetired |
|---|---|---|
| European Cups | 3 | — |
| Serie A titles | 6 | 1 |
| World Cups | 1 | — |
| Appearances for Milan | 719 | — |
| Italy caps | 81 | — |
| Intercontinental Cups | 2 | — |
| World Cup titles | — | 2 |
| Brazil caps | — | 142 |
| Champions League titles | — | 1 |
| Copa Libertadores titles | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 84 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 80 | 78 |
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