Who is better, Tardelli or Bierhoff?
Marco Tardelli leads with a GOAT score of 77.3 against 77.2 for Oliver Bierhoff — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Tardelli vs Bierhoff
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TardelliWinner
77.3Tardelli wins: Longevity, Honours
Bierhoff
77.2Bierhoff wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇮🇹 Marco Tardelli
77.3
Tardelli leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Marco Tardelli
2. Oliver Bierhoff
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. 🇩🇪 Oliver Bierhoff10 goals
3 seasons by age 21 · 3.3 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
2. 🇮🇹 Marco Tardelli8 goals
4 seasons by age 21 · 2 per season
Tardelli is -20.0% behind Bierhoff'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 | TardelliRetired | BierhoffRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Career league goals | 40 | — |
| World Cup titles | 1 | — |
| Serie A titles | 5 | — |
| European Cup titles | 1 | — |
| Italy caps | 81 | — |
| UEFA European Championship | — | 1 |
| Serie A title | — | 1 |
| Serie A top scorer | — | 1 |
| Germany caps | — | 70 |
| Germany goals | — | 37 |
| Dominance w25% | 72 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 78 | 80 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 75 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 75 |
| Statistics w15% | 70 | 78 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Tardelli77.3
Bierhoff77.2
FAQ
Where does Bierhoff beat Tardelli?
Bierhoff scores higher on peak, dominance, statistics. Tardelli leads on honours, longevity.
How is the Tardelli vs Bierhoff score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Tardelli: 77.3, Bierhoff: 77.2.
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