Pirès vs Vidal
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Pirès wins: Peak, Honours
Vidal wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Pirès leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. World Cup and European champion with France and a key Invincible at Arsenal.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 Pirès | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 47 |
| 🇨🇱 Vidal | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 70 |
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 | PirèsRetired | VidalActive |
|---|---|---|
| World Cup titles | 1 | — |
| European Championship titles | 1 | — |
| Premier League titles | 2 | — |
| FWA Footballer of the Year awards | 1 | — |
| France caps | 79 | — |
| Copa América titles | — | 2 |
| Serie A titles | — | 4 |
| Bundesliga titles | — | 3 |
| La Liga titles | — | 1 |
| Chile caps | — | 145 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 86 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 80 | 80 |
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