Who is better, Martínez or Salinas?
Emiliano Martínez leads with a GOAT score of 83.1 against 83.1 for Julio Salinas — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Martínez vs Salinas
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MartínezWinner
83.1Martínez wins: Dominance, Peak
Salinas
83.1Salinas wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇷 Emiliano Martínez
83.1
Martínez leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Emiliano Martínez
2. Julio Salinas
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
Through age 21 · Goals per season
1. 🇦🇷 Emiliano Martínez1 goals
2 seasons by age 21 · 0.5 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
2. 🇪🇸 Julio Salinas1 goals
2 seasons by age 21 · 0.5 per season
Salinas is 0.0% ahead of Martínez's pace at age 21
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 | MartínezActive | SalinasRetired |
|---|---|---|
| League appearances | 228 | — |
| World Cup titles | 1 | — |
| Copa América titles | 2 | — |
| Argentina caps | 45 | — |
| Premier League clean sheets | 66 | — |
| La Liga titles | — | 6 |
| European Cup titles | — | 1 |
| Spain caps | — | 56 |
| Spain goals | — | 22 |
| Career league goals | — | 174 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 82 |
| Longevity w20% | 75 | 85 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 80 | 84 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Martínez83.1
Salinas83.1
FAQ
Where does Salinas beat Martínez?
Salinas scores higher on statistics, longevity. Martínez leads on peak, dominance.
How is the Martínez vs Salinas score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Martínez: 83.1, Salinas: 83.1.
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