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Rapinoe vs Matthews
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RapinoeWinner
89.5Rapinoe wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Matthews
88.8Matthews wins: Longevity
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Megan Rapinoe
89.5
Rapinoe leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Megan Rapinoe
2. Stanley Matthews
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
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Goals per season1. 🇺🇸 Megan Rapinoe5 seasons played · career day 1,825287 goals
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏴 Stanley Matthews5 seasons played · career day 1,826249 goals
-13.2% vs Rapinoe at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Rapinoe | 0 | 0 | 50 | 104 | 287 | 583 |
| 🏴 Matthews | 0 | 0 | 45 | 92 | 194 | 492 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | RapinoeRetired | MatthewsRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Cup titles | 2 | — |
| World Cup Golden Ball awards | 1 | — |
| Ballon d'Or Féminin awards | 1 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | — |
| USA goals | 63 | — |
| Ballon d'Or awards | — | 1 |
| FA Cup titles | — | 1 |
| England caps | — | 54 |
| League appearances | — | 697 |
| Seasons played | — | 34 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 98 |
| Honours w20% | 92 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 84 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Rapinoe89.5
Matthews88.8
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