Who is better, Rakitić or Blokhin?
Ivan Rakitić leads with a GOAT score of 88.2 against 88.1 for Oleg Blokhin — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Rakitić vs Blokhin
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RakitićWinner
88.2Rakitić wins: Dominance, Honours
Blokhin
88.1Blokhin wins: Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇭🇷 Ivan Rakitić
88.2
Rakitić leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Ivan Rakitić
2. Oleg Blokhin
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
Through age 21 · Goals per season
1. 🇭🇷 Ivan Rakitić15 goals
4 seasons by age 21 · 3.8 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Blokhin — 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 | RakitićActive | BlokhinRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Champions League titles | 1 | — |
| Europa League titles | 2 | — |
| La Liga titles | 4 | — |
| Croatia caps | 106 | — |
| Croatian Footballer of the Year | 1 | — |
| Ballon d'Or awards | — | 1 |
| Cup Winners' Cup titles | — | 2 |
| Soviet league titles | — | 8 |
| Soviet Union goals | — | 42 |
| Career league goals | — | 211 |
| Dominance w25% | 85 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 92 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 90 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Rakitić88.2
Blokhin88.1
FAQ
Where does Blokhin beat Rakitić?
Blokhin scores higher on peak, statistics. Rakitić leads on dominance, honours.
How is the Rakitić vs Blokhin score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Rakitić: 88.2, Blokhin: 88.1.
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