Villa vs Platini
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Villa wins: Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Platini wins: Dominance, Peak
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Verdict
Villa leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Spain's all-time leading scorer and a World Cup and European Championship winner.
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| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇸 Villa | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 41 | 150 |
| 🇫🇷 Platini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 51 | 148 |
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.
| Metric | VillaRetired | PlatiniRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Spain goals | 59 | — |
| Spain caps | 98 | — |
| World Cup titles | 1 | — |
| European Championship titles | 1 | — |
| Champions League titles | 1 | — |
| Career goals | — | 353 |
| Ballon d'Or | — | 3 |
| European Championships | — | 1 |
| European Cups | — | 1 |
| Serie A top scorer | — | 3 |
| International goals | — | 41 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 93 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 89 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 89 |
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