Who is better, Beckenbauer or Maradona?
Franz Beckenbauer leads with a GOAT score of 92.6 against 92.0 for Diego Maradona — a gap of 0.6 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Beckenbauer vs Maradona
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Franz Beckenbauer above Diego Maradona: 92.6 vs 92.0. Franz Beckenbauer leads on Longevity, Honours. Diego Maradona leads on Peak, Dominance, Statistics.
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BeckenbauerWinner
92.6Beckenbauer wins: Longevity, Honours
Maradona
92.0Maradona wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇩🇪 Franz Beckenbauer
92.6
Beckenbauer leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Franz Beckenbauer
2. Diego Maradona
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Through age 21 · Form index per season
1. 🇦🇷 Diego Maradona114 goals
5 seasons by age 21 · 22.8 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 | BeckenbauerRetired | MaradonaRetired · Napoli |
|---|---|---|
| Career goals | 105 | 353 |
| Ballon d'Or | 2 | 0 |
| World Cups | 1 | 1 |
| European Cups | 3 | — |
| League titles | 5 | 3 |
| International caps | 103 | — |
| Career assists | — | 213 |
| Champions League titles | — | 0 |
| Goals per 90 | — | 0.51 |
| Dominance w25% | 93 | 95 |
| Peak w20% | 93 | 98 |
| Longevity w20% | 92 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 94 | 93 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 91 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Beckenbauer92.6
Maradona92.0
FAQ
Where does Maradona beat Beckenbauer?
Maradona scores higher on peak, dominance, statistics. Beckenbauer leads on honours, longevity.
How is the Beckenbauer vs Maradona score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Beckenbauer: 92.6, Maradona: 92.0.
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