Who is better, Maradona or R9?
Diego Maradona leads with a GOAT score of 92.0 against 92.0 for Ronaldo Nazário — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Maradona vs R9
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Diego Maradona and Ronaldo Nazário level at 92.0. Diego Maradona leads on Dominance, Peak, Honours. Ronaldo Nazário leads on Statistics, Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
MaradonaWinner
92.0Maradona wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
R9
92.0R9 wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇷 Diego Maradona
92.0
Maradona leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Diego Maradona
2. Ronaldo Nazário
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 R9 — 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.
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Maradona92.0
R992.0
FAQ
Where does R9 beat Maradona?
R9 scores higher on statistics, longevity. Maradona leads on peak, dominance, honours.
How is the Maradona vs R9 score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Maradona: 92.0, R9: 92.0.
What do you think?
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