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Masopust vs Markgraf

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MasopustWinner
84.7

Masopust wins: Peak, Longevity

Markgraf
84.7

Markgraf wins: Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇿 Josef Masopust
84.7

Masopust leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Ballon d'Or winner in 1962 after leading Czechoslovakia to the World Cup final.

1. Josef Masopust
84.7
2. Kate Markgraf
84.7

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. 🇺🇸 Kate Markgraf5 seasons played · career day 1,825317 goals
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇿 Josef Masopust5 seasons played · career day 1,825268 goals
-15.5% vs Markgraf at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇨🇿 Masopust004594268561
🇺🇸 Markgraf0052110317659

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.

MetricMasopustRetiredMarkgrafRetired
Ballon d'Or awards1
World Cup finals1
Czechoslovak league titles8
Czechoslovakia caps63
Seasons played25
World Cup titles1
Olympic gold medals2
United States caps201
Olympic medals3
World Cup appearances4
Dominance w25%8080
Peak w20%9288
Longevity w20%8682
Honours w20%8492
Statistics w15%8282

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GOAT Rank · the data
Masopust84.7
Markgraf84.7
The people
Masopust
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