Who is better, Baresi or R. Carlos?
Franco Baresi leads with a GOAT score of 85.4 against 85.4 for Roberto Carlos — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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GOAT Rank currently scores Franco Baresi and Roberto Carlos level at 85.4. Franco Baresi leads on Peak. Roberto Carlos leads on Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →Baresi wins: Peak
R. Carlos wins: Honours
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Baresi leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Baresi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 126 | 260 |
| 🇧🇷 R. Carlos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 41 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BaresiRetired | R. CarlosRetired |
|---|---|---|
| European Cups | 3 | — |
| Serie A titles | 6 | — |
| World Cups | 1 | — |
| Appearances for Milan | 719 | — |
| Italy caps | 81 | — |
| Intercontinental Cups | 2 | — |
| World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| Champions League titles | — | 3 |
| La Liga titles | — | 4 |
| Brazil caps | — | 125 |
| Career goals | — | 113 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 86 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 80 | 80 |
Franco Baresi leads with a GOAT score of 85.4 against 85.4 for Roberto Carlos — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
R. Carlos scores higher on honours. Baresi leads on peak.
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Baresi: 85.4, R. Carlos: 85.4.
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