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Rivaldo vs Yashin
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RivaldoWinner
91.0Rivaldo wins: Statistics
Yashin
90.9Yashin wins: Peak
Time range
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇧🇷 Rivaldo
91.0
Rivaldo leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Ballon d'Or winner in 1999 and World Cup champion with Brazil in 2002.
1. Rivaldo
2. Lev Yashin
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 season1. 🇧🇷 Rivaldo5 seasons played · career day 1,825328 goals
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇷🇺 Lev Yashin5 seasons played · career day 1,825290 goals
-11.6% vs Rivaldo at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇷 Rivaldo | 0 | 0 | 55 | 115 | 328 | 685 |
| 🇷🇺 Yashin | 0 | 0 | 50 | 104 | 290 | 594 |
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 | RivaldoRetired | YashinRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Ballon d'Or awards | 1 | 1 |
| World Cup titles | 1 | — |
| FIFA World Player awards | 1 | — |
| Champions League titles | 1 | — |
| Career goals | 512 | — |
| European Championship titles | — | 1 |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 1 |
| Soviet league titles | — | 5 |
| Career clean sheets | — | 270 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 90 |
| Peak w20% | 95 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 88 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Rivaldo91.0
Yashin90.9
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