Papin vs Schelin
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Papin wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Schelin wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Papin leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories. Five straight Ligue 1 golden boots and the 1991 Ballon d'Or.
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.
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Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Papin — 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 | PapinRetired | SchelinRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Ballon d'Or | 1 | — |
| Ligue 1 top scorer | 5 | — |
| Ligue 1 titles | 4 | — |
| Champions League titles | 1 | 2 |
| Career goals | 302 | — |
| France goals | 30 | — |
| Sweden goals | — | 88 |
| Sweden caps | — | 185 |
| French league titles | — | 8 |
| Diamantbollen awards | — | 5 |
| Olympic silver | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 72 | 70 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 72 |
| Longevity w20% | 74 | 70 |
| Honours w20% | 76 | 66 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 72 |
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