Who is better, Suárez or Schiaffino?
Luis Suárez leads with a GOAT score of 92.0 against 91.2 for Juan Alberto Schiaffino — a gap of 0.8 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Suárez vs Schiaffino
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SuárezWinner
92.0Suárez wins: Peak, Statistics
Schiaffino
91.2Schiaffino wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇾 Luis Suárez
92.0
Suárez leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Luis Suárez
2. Juan Alberto Schiaffino
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. 🇺🇾 Juan Alberto Schiaffino13 goals
1 season by age 21 · 13 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Suárez — 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 | SuárezActive | SchiaffinoRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Career goals | 580 | — |
| European Golden Shoes | 2 | — |
| Champions League titles | 1 | — |
| La Liga titles | 4 | — |
| Uruguay goals | 69 | — |
| World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| Serie A titles | — | 3 |
| Uruguayan league titles | — | 4 |
| Career league goals | — | 138 |
| Uruguay caps | — | 21 |
| Dominance w25% | 92 | 92 |
| Peak w20% | 95 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 96 | 92 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Suárez92.0
Schiaffino91.2
FAQ
Where does Schiaffino beat Suárez?
Schiaffino does not lead any of the five categories; Suárez is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Suárez vs Schiaffino score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Suárez: 92.0, Schiaffino: 91.2.
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