Law vs Álvarez
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Law wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics
Álvarez wins: Dominance, Honours
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Verdict
Law leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Ballon d'Or winner in 1964 and Manchester United's great goalscorer of the sixties.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏴 Law | 0 | 0 | 50 | 106 | 236 | 662 |
| 🇦🇷 Álvarez | 0 | 0 | 58 | 123 | 364 | 738 |
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 | LawRetired | ÁlvarezActive |
|---|---|---|
| Ballon d'Or awards | 1 | — |
| First Division titles | 2 | — |
| United goals | 237 | — |
| Scotland goals | 30 | — |
| FA Cup titles | 1 | — |
| World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| Champions League titles | — | 1 |
| Premier League titles | — | 2 |
| Copa América titles | — | 2 |
| Career goals | — | 180 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 85 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 91 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 76 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 86 |
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