Best vs Redondo
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Best wins: Dominance, Peak
Redondo wins: Longevity, Honours, Statistics
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Verdict
Best leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Ballon d'Or winner in 1968 and the European Cup's star of the same season.
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| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Best | 0 | 0 | 55 | 119 | 361 | 725 |
| 🇪🇸 Redondo | 0 | 0 | 50 | 105 | 298 | 622 |
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.
| Metric | BestRetired | RedondoActive |
|---|---|---|
| Ballon d'Or awards | 1 | — |
| European Cup titles | 1 | — |
| First Division titles | 2 | — |
| United goals | 179 | — |
| English top-scorer awards | 1 | — |
| World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| Liga F top scorer awards | — | 1 |
| Nations League titles | — | 1 |
| Spain goals | — | 20 |
| Liga F goals | — | 90 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 89 |
| Longevity w20% | 72 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 88 |
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