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Akers vs Shevchenko

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AkersWinner
89.0

Akers wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Shevchenko
88.9

Shevchenko wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Michelle Akers
89.0

Akers leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Won the first Women's World Cup and its Golden Boot, then Olympic gold in 1996.

1. Michelle Akers
89.0
2. Andriy Shevchenko
88.9

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. 🇺🇸 Michelle Akers5 seasons played · career day 1,825330 goals
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇦 Andriy Shevchenko5 seasons played · career day 1,825322 goals
-2.4% vs Akers at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Akers0050108330691
🇺🇦 Shevchenko0055115322663

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.

MetricAkersRetiredShevchenkoRetired
World Cup titles2
World Cup Golden Boot awards1
Olympic gold medals1
USA goals105
USA caps153
Ballon d'Or awards1
Champions League titles1
Serie A titles1
Career goals339
Serie A top-scorer awards2
Dominance w25%8886
Peak w20%9694
Longevity w20%7884
Honours w20%9290
Statistics w15%9292

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GOAT Rank · the data
Akers89.0
Shevchenko88.9
The people
Akers
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