Who is better, Lacombe or van Basten?
Bernard Lacombe leads with a GOAT score of 86.8 against 86.7 for Marco van Basten — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Lacombe vs van Basten
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Bernard Lacombe above Marco van Basten: 86.8 vs 86.7. Bernard Lacombe leads on Longevity, Statistics. Marco van Basten leads on Honours, Dominance, Peak.
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LacombeWinner
86.8Lacombe wins: Longevity, Statistics
van Basten
86.7van Basten wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇫🇷 Bernard Lacombe
86.8
Lacombe leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Bernard Lacombe
2. Marco van Basten
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
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Form index per season1. 🇫🇷 Bernard Lacombe5 seasons played · career day 1,825306 goals
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇳🇱 Marco van Basten5 seasons played · career day 2,190127 goals
-58.5% vs Lacombe at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 Lacombe | 0 | 0 | 52 | 109 | 306 | 632 |
| 🇳🇱 van Basten | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 96 | 168 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | LacombeRetired | van BastenRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Ligue 1 goals | 255 | — |
| European Championship titles | 1 | — |
| Ligue 1 top scorer awards | 1 | — |
| France caps | 38 | — |
| League titles | 2 | — |
| Ballon d'Or | — | 3 |
| European Cups | — | 2 |
| European Championships | — | 1 |
| Career goals | — | 300 |
| Serie A titles | — | 4 |
| Eredivisie top scorer | — | 4 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 72 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 90 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Lacombe86.8
van Basten86.7
FAQ
Where does van Basten beat Lacombe?
van Basten scores higher on peak, dominance, honours. Lacombe leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Lacombe vs van Basten score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Lacombe: 86.8, van Basten: 86.7.
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