Who is better, Di Stéfano or Puskás?
Alfredo Di Stéfano leads with a GOAT score of 92.9 against 91.8 for Ferenc Puskás — a gap of 1.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Di Stéfano vs Puskás
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Alfredo Di Stéfano above Ferenc Puskás: 92.9 vs 91.8. Alfredo Di Stéfano leads on Honours, Dominance, Longevity. Ferenc Puskás leads on Statistics.
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Di StéfanoWinner
92.9Di Stéfano wins: Dominance, Longevity, Honours
Puskás
91.8Puskás wins: Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇷 Alfredo Di Stéfano
92.9
Di Stéfano leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Alfredo Di Stéfano
2. Ferenc Puskás
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index 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 · Form index per season1. 🇭🇺 Ferenc Puskás5 seasons played · career day 3,652160 goals
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇷 Alfredo Di Stéfano5 seasons played · career day 2,555105 goals
-34.4% vs Puskás at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇷 Di Stéfano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 161 |
| 🇭🇺 Puskás | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | Di StéfanoRetired | PuskásRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Career goals | 511 | 625 |
| Ballon d'Or | 2 | — |
| European Cups | 5 | 3 |
| League titles | 11 | 10 |
| European Cup goals | 49 | — |
| Pichichi titles | 5 | 4 |
| International goals | — | 84 |
| Olympic golds | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 94 | 92 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 90 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 93 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 93 | 96 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Di Stéfano92.9
Puskás91.8
FAQ
Where does Puskás beat Di Stéfano?
Puskás scores higher on statistics. Di Stéfano leads on dominance, honours, longevity.
How is the Di Stéfano vs Puskás score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Di Stéfano: 92.9, Puskás: 91.8.
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