Who is better, Krankl or Lacombe?
Hans Krankl leads with a GOAT score of 86.8 against 86.8 for Bernard Lacombe — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Krankl wins: Dominance, Peak
Lacombe wins: Longevity, Honours, Statistics
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Krankl leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Lacombe — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | KranklRetired | LacombeRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Career league goals | 392 | — |
| Austria caps | 69 | — |
| European Golden Shoe | 1 | — |
| Pichichi Trophy | 1 | — |
| Cup Winners' Cup | 1 | — |
| Ligue 1 goals | — | 255 |
| European Championship titles | — | 1 |
| Ligue 1 top scorer awards | — | 1 |
| France caps | — | 38 |
| League titles | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 85 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 89 | 92 |
Hans Krankl leads with a GOAT score of 86.8 against 86.8 for Bernard Lacombe — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
Lacombe scores higher on honours, statistics, longevity. Krankl leads on peak, dominance.
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Krankl: 86.8, Lacombe: 86.8.
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