Gomes vs Papin
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Gomes wins: Dominance, Longevity
Papin wins: Peak, Honours, Statistics
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Verdict
Gomes leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Benfica's European goalscoring record holder and Euro 2000 top-four finisher with Portugal.
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| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇵🇹 Gomes | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 47 | 91 |
| 🇫🇷 Papin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 50 | 159 |
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.
| Metric | GomesRetired | PapinRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Primeira Liga titles | 1 | — |
| Portugal caps | 79 | — |
| Portugal goals | 29 | — |
| Benfica goals | 166 | — |
| European competition goals | 32 | — |
| Ballon d'Or | — | 1 |
| Ligue 1 top scorer | — | 5 |
| Ligue 1 titles | — | 4 |
| Champions League titles | — | 1 |
| Career goals | — | 302 |
| France goals | — | 30 |
| Dominance w25% | 74 | 72 |
| Peak w20% | 80 | 86 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 74 |
| Honours w20% | 74 | 76 |
| Statistics w15% | 78 | 84 |
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