Who is better, Ginola or Tardelli?
David Ginola leads with a GOAT score of 77.5 against 77.3 for Marco Tardelli — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Ginola vs Tardelli
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GinolaWinner
77.5Ginola wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Tardelli
77.3Tardelli wins: Longevity, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇫🇷 David Ginola
77.5
Ginola leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. David Ginola
2. Marco Tardelli
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
Through age 21 · Goals per season
1. 🇮🇹 Marco Tardelli8 goals
4 seasons by age 21 · 2 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
2. 🇫🇷 David Ginola4 goals
3 seasons by age 21 · 1.3 per season
Ginola is -50.0% behind Tardelli's pace at age 21
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 | GinolaRetired | TardelliRetired |
|---|---|---|
| PFA Player of the Year | 1 | — |
| French Ligue 1 titles | 1 | — |
| French Cup titles | 2 | — |
| League Cup titles (England) | 1 | — |
| France caps | 17 | — |
| Career league goals | — | 40 |
| World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| Serie A titles | — | 5 |
| European Cup titles | — | 1 |
| Italy caps | — | 81 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 72 |
| Peak w20% | 84 | 78 |
| Longevity w20% | 75 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 74 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 76 | 70 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Ginola77.5
Tardelli77.3
FAQ
Where does Tardelli beat Ginola?
Tardelli scores higher on honours, longevity. Ginola leads on peak, dominance, statistics.
How is the Ginola vs Tardelli score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Ginola: 77.5, Tardelli: 77.3.
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