Di Stéfano vs Pelé
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Pelé wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Di Stéfano wins: Statistics
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Verdict
Pelé leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Three World Cups, an unmatched international résumé.
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
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Di Stéfano — 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 | Di StéfanoRetired | PeléRetired · New York Cosmos |
|---|---|---|
| Career goals | 511 | 767 |
| Ballon d'Or | 2 | 0 |
| European Cups | 5 | — |
| League titles | 11 | 10 |
| European Cup goals | 49 | — |
| Pichichi titles | 5 | — |
| Career assists | — | 229 |
| World Cups | — | 3 |
| Champions League titles | — | 0 |
| Goals per 90 | — | 0.84 |
| Dominance w25% | 94 | 96 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 97 |
| Longevity w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 93 | 95 |
| Statistics w15% | 93 | 92 |
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