Who is better, Paisley or Marta?
Marta Vieira da Silva leads with a GOAT score of 95.0 against 92.1 for Bob Paisley — a gap of 2.9 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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GOAT Rank currently ranks Marta Vieira da Silva above Bob Paisley: 95.0 vs 92.1. Marta Vieira da Silva leads on Longevity, Statistics, Dominance. Bob Paisley leads on Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →Marta wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Statistics
Paisley wins: Honours
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Marta leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
Paisley — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Paisley — 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 | PaisleyRetired | MartaActive |
|---|---|---|
| European Cups | 3 | — |
| English league titles | 6 | — |
| League Cups | 3 | — |
| UEFA Cups | 1 | — |
| Seasons as a manager | 9 | — |
| FIFA World Player awards | — | 6 |
| World Cup goals | — | 17 |
| Brazil caps | — | 200 |
| Brazil goals | — | 119 |
| Olympic medals | — | 3 |
| World Cups played | — | 6 |
| Dominance w25% | 95 | 96 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 97 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 94 |
| Honours w20% | 96 | 92 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 96 |
Marta Vieira da Silva leads with a GOAT score of 95.0 against 92.1 for Bob Paisley — a gap of 2.9 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
Paisley scores higher on honours. Marta leads on peak, dominance, statistics, longevity.
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Paisley: 92.1, Marta: 95.0.
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