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White vs Vidal

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WhiteWinner
83.3

White wins: Peak, Statistics

Vidal
83.2

Vidal wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ellen White
83.3

White leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. England's record goalscorer at retirement and a European champion in 2022.

1. Ellen White
83.3
2. Arturo Vidal
83.2

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. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ellen White5 seasons played · career day 1,82548 goals
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇱 Arturo Vidal5 seasons played · career day 1,82531 goals
-35.4% vs White at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 White004124899
🇨🇱 Vidal00273170

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.

MetricWhiteRetiredVidalActive
England goals52
England caps113
European Championship titles1
World Cup goals9
FA Cup titles3
Copa América titles2
Serie A titles4
Bundesliga titles3
La Liga titles1
Chile caps145
Dominance w25%8080
Peak w20%8886
Longevity w20%8086
Honours w20%8484
Statistics w15%8680

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GOAT Rank · the data
White83.3
Vidal83.2
The people
White
Vidal

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