Who is better, Götze or Park?
Mario Götze leads with a GOAT score of 79.6 against 79.4 for Park Ji-sung — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Götze vs Park
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GötzeWinner
79.6Götze wins: Peak, Statistics
Park
79.4Park wins: Longevity, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇩🇪 Mario Götze
79.6
Götze leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Mario Götze
2. Park Ji-sung
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. 🇩🇪 Mario Götze22 goals
4 seasons by age 21 · 5.5 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Park — 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 | GötzeActive | ParkRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Career league goals | 64 | — |
| Germany caps | 66 | — |
| World Cup titles | 1 | — |
| Bundesliga titles | 5 | — |
| DFB-Pokal titles | 4 | — |
| Premier League titles | — | 4 |
| Champions League titles | — | 1 |
| South Korea caps | — | 100 |
| South Korea goals | — | 13 |
| World Cups played | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 85 | 82 |
| Longevity w20% | 75 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 78 | 74 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Götze79.6
Park79.4
FAQ
Where does Park beat Götze?
Park scores higher on honours, longevity. Götze leads on peak, statistics.
How is the Götze vs Park score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Götze: 79.6, Park: 79.4.
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