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Hamm vs Puskás

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PuskásWinner
91.8

Puskás wins: Peak, Statistics

Hamm
91.4

Hamm wins: Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇭🇺 Ferenc Puskás
91.8

Puskás leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. The Galloping Major: 84 goals in 85 internationals for the Magical Magyars.

1. Ferenc Puskás
91.8
2. Mia Hamm
91.4

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 season
1. 🇭🇺 Ferenc Puskás5 seasons played · career day 3,652160 goals
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Mia Hamm5 seasons played · career day 2,92136 goals
-77.5% vs Puskás at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
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🇭🇺 Puskás00000135

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.

MetricHammRetiredPuskásRetired
International goals15884
International caps276
World Cups2
Olympic golds21
FIFA World Player awards2
International assists144
Career goals625
European Cups3
League titles10
Pichichi titles4
Dominance w25%9292
Peak w20%9394
Longevity w20%8888
Honours w20%9290
Statistics w15%9296

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GOAT Rank · the data
Puskás91.8
Hamm91.4
The people
Hamm
Puskás

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