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Scurry vs Smith

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SmithWinner
88.7

Smith wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Statistics

Scurry
88.6

Scurry wins: Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Kelly Smith
88.7

Smith leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. England's greatest forward of her generation and a Women's FA Cup serial winner.

1. Kelly Smith
88.7
2. Briana Scurry
88.6

Category breakdown

Season form · Goals per season

Career timeline · Goals 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 · Goals per season
1. 🇺🇸 Briana Scurry5 seasons played · career day 1,825342 goals
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Kelly Smith5 seasons played · career day 1,825296 goals
-13.5% vs Scurry at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Scurry0055117342697
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Smith0052108296598

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.

MetricScurryRetiredSmithRetired
World Cup titles2
Olympic gold medals2
United States caps173
Clean sheets71
Olympic medals3
England caps117
England goals46
Women's FA Cup titles5
League titles5
UEFA Cup titles1
Dominance w25%8688
Peak w20%9394
Longevity w20%8486
Honours w20%9486
Statistics w15%8690

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GOAT Rank · the data
Smith88.7
Scurry88.6
The people
Scurry
Smith

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