Who is better, Graham Hansen or Messi?
Lionel Messi leads with a GOAT score of 97.0 against 83.1 for Caroline Graham Hansen — a gap of 13.9 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Graham Hansen vs Messi
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Lionel Messi above Caroline Graham Hansen: 97.0 vs 83.1. Lionel Messi leads on Dominance, Statistics, Longevity.
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MessiWinner
97.0Messi wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Graham Hansen
83.1Graham Hansen wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇷 Lionel Messi
97.0
Messi leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Lionel Messi
2. Caroline Graham Hansen
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. 🇦🇷 Lionel Messi79 goals
4 seasons by age 21 · 19.8 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Graham Hansen — 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 | Graham HansenActive | MessiActive · Inter Miami CF |
|---|---|---|
| Champions League titles | 3 | 4 |
| Liga F titles | 5 | — |
| Bundesliga titles | 2 | — |
| Norway caps | 100 | — |
| Barcelona goals | 90 | — |
| Career goals | — | 879 |
| Career assists | — | 383 |
| Ballon d'Or | — | 8 |
| World Cups | — | 1 |
| League titles | — | 12 |
| Goals per 90 | — | 0.79 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 98 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 99 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 92 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 97 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 99 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Messi97.0
Graham Hansen83.1
FAQ
Where does Graham Hansen beat Messi?
Graham Hansen does not lead any of the five categories; Messi is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Graham Hansen vs Messi score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Graham Hansen: 83.1, Messi: 97.0.
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