Who is better, Littbarski or Van Nistelrooy?
Pierre Littbarski leads with a GOAT score of 81.2 against 81.2 for Ruud van Nistelrooy — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Littbarski vs Van Nistelrooy
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Pierre Littbarski and Ruud van Nistelrooy level at 81.2. Pierre Littbarski leads on Longevity, Honours. Ruud van Nistelrooy leads on Dominance, Statistics, Peak.
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LittbarskiWinner
81.2Littbarski wins: Longevity, Honours
Van Nistelrooy
81.2Van Nistelrooy wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇩🇪 Pierre Littbarski
81.2
Littbarski leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Pierre Littbarski
2. Ruud van Nistelrooy
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index 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 · Form index per season1. 🇳🇱 Ruud van Nistelrooy5 seasons played · career day 2,190104 goals
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇩🇪 Pierre Littbarski5 seasons played · career day 2,19043 goals
-58.7% vs Van Nistelrooy at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇪 Littbarski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 70 |
| 🇳🇱 Van Nistelrooy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 75 | 207 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | LittbarskiRetired | Van NistelrooyRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Cup titles | 1 | — |
| World Cup finals played | 3 | — |
| Germany caps | 73 | — |
| Bundesliga appearances | 406 | — |
| Germany goals | 18 | — |
| Career club goals | — | 350 |
| Premier League Golden Boots | — | 1 |
| Champions League top scorer awards | — | 3 |
| League titles | — | 4 |
| Champions League goals | — | 56 |
| Dominance w25% | 74 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 84 | 86 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 76 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 88 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Littbarski81.2
Van Nistelrooy81.2
The people
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Where does Van Nistelrooy beat Littbarski?
Van Nistelrooy scores higher on peak, dominance, statistics. Littbarski leads on honours, longevity.
How is the Littbarski vs Van Nistelrooy score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Littbarski: 81.2, Van Nistelrooy: 81.2.
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