Fontaine vs Pirès
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Fontaine wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Pirès wins: Longevity, Honours
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Verdict
Fontaine leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Scored a record thirteen goals at the 1958 World Cup.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 Fontaine | 0 | 0 | 55 | 119 | 363 | 679 |
| 🇫🇷 Pirès | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 47 |
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 | FontaineRetired | PirèsRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Cup goals in one tournament | 13 | — |
| World Cup medals | 1 | — |
| French league titles | 3 | — |
| French top-scorer awards | 3 | — |
| Career league goals | 200 | — |
| World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| European Championship titles | — | 1 |
| Premier League titles | — | 2 |
| FWA Footballer of the Year awards | — | 1 |
| France caps | — | 79 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 98 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 62 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 80 |
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