Who is better, Suárez Miramontes or Pelé?
Pelé leads with a GOAT score of 94.2 against 93.3 for Luis Suárez Miramontes — a gap of 0.9 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Suárez Miramontes vs Pelé
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PeléWinner
94.2Pelé wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Suárez Miramontes
93.3Suárez Miramontes wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇧🇷 Pelé
94.2
Pelé leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Pelé
2. Luis Suárez Miramontes
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
Through age 21 · Goals per season
1. 🇧🇷 Pelé248 goals
5 seasons by age 21 · 49.6 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
2. 🇪🇸 Luis Suárez Miramontes0 goals
0 seasons by age 21 · 0 per season
Suárez Miramontes is -100.0% behind Pelé's pace at age 21
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 | Suárez MiramontesRetired | PeléRetired · New York Cosmos |
|---|---|---|
| Ballon d'Or awards | 1 | — |
| European Cup titles | 2 | — |
| European Championship titles | 1 | — |
| Inter appearances | 328 | — |
| Inter goals | 54 | — |
| Spain caps | 32 | — |
| Career goals | — | 767 |
| Career assists | — | 229 |
| Ballon d'Or | — | 0 |
| World Cups | — | 3 |
| Champions League titles | — | 0 |
| League titles | — | 10 |
| Goals per 90 | — | 0.84 |
| Dominance w25% | 94 | 96 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 97 |
| Longevity w20% | 91 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 95 | 95 |
| Statistics w15% | 89 | 92 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Pelé94.2
Suárez Miramontes93.3
The people
Suárez Miramontes
Pelé
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Where does Suárez Miramontes beat Pelé?
Suárez Miramontes scores higher on longevity. Pelé leads on peak, dominance, statistics.
How is the Suárez Miramontes vs Pelé score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Suárez Miramontes: 93.3, Pelé: 94.2.
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