Who is better, Hagi or Năstase?
Gheorghe Hagi leads with a cross-sport score of 86.1 against 82.3 for Ilie Năstase — a gap of 3.8 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Hagi vs Năstase
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Gheorghe Hagi above Ilie Năstase: 86.1 vs 82.3. Ilie Năstase leads on Dominance, Statistics, Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →Cross-sport verdictgoatrank.world
HagiWinner
86.1Hagi wins: no category outright
Năstase
82.3Năstase wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
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Category radar
Verdict
Cross-sport GOAT score
🇷🇴 Gheorghe Hagi
86.1
86.1 in-sport × 1.00 Global participation & competition depth
Hagi leads in 1 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Gheorghe Hagidepth ×1.00
2. Ilie Năstasedepth ×0.93
Category breakdown
Season form · season output
Career timeline · season output
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · season output1. 🇷🇴 Gheorghe Hagi5 seasons played · career day 1,825293 output
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇷🇴 Ilie Năstase5 seasons played · career day 3,28647 output
-84.0% vs Hagi at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇷🇴 Hagi | 0 | 0 | 50 | 104 | 293 | 604 |
| 🇷🇴 Năstase | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 47 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | HagiRetired | NăstaseRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 92 |
| UEFA Cup titles | 1 | — |
| UEFA Super Cup titles | 1 | — |
| Romanian league titles | 4 | — |
| Romania caps | 124 | — |
| Romania goals | 35 | — |
| Grand Slam singles titles | — | 2 |
| Career singles titles | — | 64 |
| Weeks at No. 1 | — | 40 |
| Year-end Masters titles | — | 4 |
| Grand Slam doubles titles | — | 3 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Hagi86.1
Năstase82.3
FAQ
Where does Năstase beat Hagi?
Năstase scores higher on peak, dominance, honours, statistics. Hagi leads on no category.
How can athletes from different sports be compared?
Each in-sport GOAT score is multiplied by Competition Depth: Hagi 1.00 (football) and Năstase 0.93 (tennis). Deeper, more global sports keep more of their score.
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