Who is better, Hamšík or Hossa?
Marek Hamšík leads with a cross-sport score of 80.6 against 77.8 for Marián Hossa — a gap of 2.8 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Hamšík vs Hossa
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Marek Hamšík above Marián Hossa: 80.6 vs 77.8. Marián Hossa leads on Honours, Statistics, Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →Cross-sport verdictgoatrank.world
HamšíkWinner
80.6Hamšík wins: no category outright
Hossa
77.8Hossa wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
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Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Cross-sport GOAT score
🇸🇰 Marek Hamšík
80.6
80.6 in-sport × 1.00 Global participation & competition depth
Hamšík leads in 0 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Marek Hamšíkdepth ×1.00
2. Marián Hossadepth ×0.88
Category breakdown
Season form · season output
Career timeline · season output
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · season output1. 🇸🇰 Marián Hossa5 seasons played · career day 2,190242 output
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇸🇰 Marek Hamšík5 seasons played · career day 1,82635 output
-85.5% vs Hossa at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇸🇰 Hamšík | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 79 |
| 🇸🇰 Hossa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 162 | 484 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | HamšíkRetired | HossaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 82 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 76 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 92 |
| Napoli goals | 121 | — |
| Napoli appearances | 520 | — |
| Slovakia caps | 138 | — |
| Coppa Italia titles | 3 | — |
| Slovak Footballer of the Year awards | 8 | — |
| Stanley Cups | — | 3 |
| Career points | — | 1,134 |
| Career goals | — | 525 |
| All-Star selections | — | 5 |
| NHL games played | — | 1,309 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Hamšík80.6
Hossa77.8
FAQ
Where does Hossa beat Hamšík?
Hossa scores higher on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity. Hamšík leads on no category.
How can athletes from different sports be compared?
Each in-sport GOAT score is multiplied by Competition Depth: Hamšík 1.00 (football) and Hossa 0.88 (hockey). Deeper, more global sports keep more of their score.
What do you think?
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