Who is better, Kirby or Owen?
Fran Kirby leads with a GOAT score of 82.3 against 82.3 for Michael Owen — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Kirby vs Owen
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Fran Kirby and Michael Owen level at 82.3. Fran Kirby leads on Longevity, Dominance, Honours. Michael Owen leads on Peak, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
KirbyWinner
82.3Kirby wins: Dominance, Longevity, Honours
Owen
82.3Owen wins: Peak, Statistics
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Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏴 Fran Kirby
82.3
Kirby leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Fran Kirby
2. Michael Owen
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. 🏴 Michael Owen5 seasons played · career day 1,826374 goals
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏴 Fran Kirby5 seasons played · career day 1,82560 goals
-84.0% vs Owen at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏴 Kirby | 0 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 60 | 123 |
| 🏴 Owen | 0 | 0 | 60 | 127 | 284 | 726 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | KirbyActive | OwenRetired |
|---|---|---|
| European Championship titles | 1 | — |
| Women's Super League titles | 5 | — |
| FWA Women's Footballer of the Year awards | 2 | — |
| England caps | 77 | — |
| England goals | 19 | 40 |
| Ballon d'Or awards | — | 1 |
| UEFA Cup titles | — | 1 |
| Premier League titles | — | 1 |
| Career goals | — | 222 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 72 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Kirby82.3
Owen82.3
FAQ
Where does Owen beat Kirby?
Owen scores higher on peak, statistics. Kirby leads on dominance, honours, longevity.
How is the Kirby vs Owen score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Kirby: 82.3, Owen: 82.3.
What do you think?
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