Pelé vs Maradona
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Pelé wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Maradona wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Pelé leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories. Three World Cups, an unmatched international résumé.
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
Setting the pace at age 21
Maradona is -54.0% behind Pelé's pace at age 21
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.
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