Who is better, Lilly or Maradona?
Kristine Lilly leads with a GOAT score of 92.0 against 92.0 for Diego Maradona — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Lilly vs Maradona
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Kristine Lilly and Diego Maradona level at 92.0. Kristine Lilly leads on Longevity, Statistics. Diego Maradona leads on Dominance, Peak, Honours.
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LillyWinner
92.0Lilly wins: Longevity, Statistics
Maradona
92.0Maradona wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Kristine Lilly
92.0
Lilly leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Kristine Lilly
2. Diego Maradona
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. 🇦🇷 Diego Maradona114 goals
5 seasons by age 21 · 22.8 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Lilly — 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 | LillyRetired | MaradonaRetired · Napoli |
|---|---|---|
| USA caps | 354 | — |
| World Cup titles | 2 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | 2 | — |
| USA goals | 130 | — |
| World Cups contested | 5 | — |
| Career goals | — | 353 |
| Career assists | — | 213 |
| Ballon d'Or | — | 0 |
| World Cups | — | 1 |
| Champions League titles | — | 0 |
| League titles | — | 3 |
| Goals per 90 | — | 0.51 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 95 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 98 |
| Longevity w20% | 98 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 92 | 93 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 91 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Lilly92.0
Maradona92.0
FAQ
Where does Maradona beat Lilly?
Maradona scores higher on peak, dominance, honours. Lilly leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Lilly vs Maradona score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Lilly: 92.0, Maradona: 92.0.
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