Who is better, Butragueño or El Khatib?
Emilio Butragueño leads with a GOAT score of 81.2 against 81.2 for Mahmoud El Khatib — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Butragueño vs El Khatib
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Emilio Butragueño and Mahmoud El Khatib level at 81.2. Emilio Butragueño leads on Honours. Mahmoud El Khatib leads on Longevity.
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ButragueñoWinner
81.2Butragueño wins: Honours
El Khatib
81.2El Khatib wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇪🇸 Emilio Butragueño
81.2
Butragueño leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Emilio Butragueño
2. Mahmoud El Khatib
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. 🇪🇸 Emilio Butragueño5 seasons played · career day 2,19070 goals
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇪🇬 Mahmoud El Khatib5 seasons played · career day 1,82644 goals
-37.1% vs Butragueño at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇸 Butragueño | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 55 | 105 |
| 🇪🇬 El Khatib | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 100 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | ButragueñoRetired | El KhatibRetired |
|---|---|---|
| La Liga titles | 6 | — |
| UEFA Cup titles | 2 | — |
| Spain caps | 69 | — |
| Spain goals | 26 | — |
| La Liga goals | 123 | — |
| African Footballer of the Year awards | — | 1 |
| Africa Cup of Nations titles | — | 1 |
| Egyptian Premier League titles | — | 10 |
| Al Ahly goals | — | 108 |
| Egypt caps | — | 74 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 86 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 80 | 80 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Butragueño81.2
El Khatib81.2
FAQ
Where does El Khatib beat Butragueño?
El Khatib scores higher on longevity. Butragueño leads on honours.
How is the Butragueño vs El Khatib score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Butragueño: 81.2, El Khatib: 81.2.
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