Who is better, Moore or Michels?
Bobby Moore leads with a GOAT score of 94.6 against 92.2 for Rinus Michels — a gap of 2.4 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Moore vs Michels
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Bobby Moore above Rinus Michels: 94.6 vs 92.2. Bobby Moore leads on Longevity, Honours, Dominance.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
MooreWinner
94.6Moore wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Michels
92.2Michels wins: no category outright
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Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏴 Bobby Moore
94.6
Moore leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
Michels — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
1. Bobby Moore
2. Rinus Michels
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. 🏴 Bobby Moore138 goals
5 seasons by age 21 · 27.6 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Michels — 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 | MooreRetired | MichelsRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Cup titles | 1 | — |
| England caps | 108 | — |
| FWA Footballer awards | 1 | — |
| World Cup All-Star selections | 2 | — |
| European Cups | — | 1 |
| La Liga titles | — | 1 |
| Eredivisie titles | — | 4 |
| UEFA European Championship titles | — | 1 |
| Seasons as a manager | — | 28 |
| Dominance w25% | 95 | 94 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 95 |
| Longevity w20% | 94 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 96 | 93 |
| Statistics w15% | 91 | 90 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Moore94.6
Michels92.2
FAQ
Where does Michels beat Moore?
Michels does not lead any of the five categories; Moore is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Moore vs Michels score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Moore: 94.6, Michels: 92.2.
What do you think?
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