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Markgraf vs Klose

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MarkgrafWinner
84.7

Markgraf wins: Peak, Honours

Klose
84.6

Klose wins: Dominance, Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Kate Markgraf
84.7

Markgraf leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. World Cup winner in 1999 and two-time Olympic gold medallist.

1. Kate Markgraf
84.7
2. Miroslav Klose
84.6

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. 🇩🇪 Miroslav Klose5 seasons played · career day 2,19160 goals
-81.1% vs Markgraf at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Markgraf0052110317659
🇩🇪 Klose00094699

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.

MetricMarkgrafRetiredKloseRetired
World Cup titles11
Olympic gold medals2
United States caps201
Olympic medals3
World Cup appearances4
World Cup goals16
Germany goals71
Career club goals260
League titles3
Dominance w25%8082
Peak w20%8886
Longevity w20%8284
Honours w20%9286
Statistics w15%8286

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GOAT Rank · the data
Markgraf84.7
Klose84.6
The people
Markgraf
Klose

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