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Garrincha vs Raí

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GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
GarrinchaWinner
84.9

Garrincha wins: Dominance, Peak

Raí
83.3

Raí wins: Longevity, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇧🇷 Garrincha
84.9

Garrincha leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Two World Cups, never lost an international he finished alongside Pelé.

1. Garrincha
84.9
2. Raí
83.3

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. 🇧🇷 Garrincha5 seasons played · career day 2,55588 goals
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇧🇷 Raí5 seasons played · career day 2,55680 goals
-9.1% vs Garrincha at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇧🇷 Garrincha000052125
🇧🇷 Raí000020114

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.

MetricGarrinchaRetiredRaíRetired
Career goals250
World Cups2
World Cup Golden Ball1
State titles5
International caps50
International goals12
World Cup titles1
Copa Libertadores titles2
Intercontinental Cups2
Ligue 1 titles1
PSG goals72
Dominance w25%8678
Peak w20%9388
Longevity w20%7682
Honours w20%8586
Statistics w15%8484

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GOAT Rank · the data
Garrincha84.9
Raí83.3
The people
Garrincha
Raí

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