Who is better, Buchanan or Ruggeri?
Kadeisha Buchanan leads with a GOAT score of 87.6 against 87.6 for Oscar Ruggeri — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Buchanan vs Ruggeri
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Kadeisha Buchanan and Oscar Ruggeri level at 87.6. Kadeisha Buchanan leads on Statistics, Peak, Dominance. Oscar Ruggeri leads on Longevity, Honours.
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BuchananWinner
87.6Buchanan wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Ruggeri
87.6Ruggeri wins: Longevity, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 Kadeisha Buchanan
87.6
Buchanan leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Kadeisha Buchanan
2. Oscar Ruggeri
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Through age 21 · Form index per season
1. 🇦🇷 Oscar Ruggeri7 goals
4 seasons by age 21 · 1.8 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Buchanan — 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 | BuchananActive | RuggeriRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | — |
| Champions League titles | 4 | — |
| French league titles | 4 | — |
| Canada caps | 130 | — |
| World Cup Best Young Player awards | 1 | — |
| World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| Copa América titles | — | 2 |
| Argentina caps | — | 97 |
| Libertadores titles | — | 1 |
| La Liga titles | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 85 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 92 | 95 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 78 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Buchanan87.6
Ruggeri87.6
FAQ
Where does Ruggeri beat Buchanan?
Ruggeri scores higher on honours, longevity. Buchanan leads on peak, dominance, statistics.
How is the Buchanan vs Ruggeri score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Buchanan: 87.6, Ruggeri: 87.6.
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