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Šuker vs Ferdinand

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ŠukerWinner
79.8

Šuker wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

Ferdinand
79.6

Ferdinand wins: Longevity, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇭🇷 Davor Šuker
79.8

Šuker leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Golden Boot winner of the 1998 World Cup and Croatia's record scorer for two decades.

1. Davor Šuker
79.8
2. Rio Ferdinand
79.6

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. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Rio Ferdinand5 seasons played · career day 2,191159 goals
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇭🇷 Davor Šuker5 seasons played · career day 1,82572 goals
-54.7% vs Ferdinand at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇭🇷 Šuker0082272140
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ferdinand0003097253

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.

MetricŠukerRetiredFerdinandRetired
World Cup Golden Boot1
Croatia goals45
Croatia caps69
Champions League titles11
La Liga titles1
Premier League titles6
Appearances673
England caps81
League Cups3
Clean sheets250
Dominance w25%7876
Peak w20%8882
Longevity w20%7484
Honours w20%7880
Statistics w15%8276

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GOAT Rank · the data
Šuker79.8
Ferdinand79.6
The people
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Ferdinand

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