Keegan vs Rivera
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Keegan wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Rivera wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Keegan leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Back-to-back Ballon d'Or winner in 1978 and 1979 and a European Cup champion.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏴 Keegan | 0 | 0 | 50 | 105 | 231 | 638 |
| 🇮🇹 Rivera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 42 | 92 |
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.
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