Who is better, R9 or Ronaldinho?
Ronaldo Nazário leads with a GOAT score of 92.0 against 86.6 for Ronaldinho — a gap of 5.4 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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R9 vs Ronaldinho
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R9Winner
92.0R9 wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Ronaldinho
86.6Ronaldinho wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇧🇷 Ronaldo Nazário
92.0
R9 leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Ronaldo Nazário
2. Ronaldinho
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. 🇧🇷 Ronaldo Nazário5 seasons played · career day 2,190153 goals
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇧🇷 Ronaldinho5 seasons played · career day 2,19082 goals
-46.4% vs R9 at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇷 R9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 128 | 182 |
| 🇧🇷 Ronaldinho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 60 | 150 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | R9Retired | RonaldinhoRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Career goals | 414 | 289 |
| Ballon d'Or | 2 | 1 |
| World Cups | 2 | 1 |
| World Cup goals | 15 | — |
| League titles | 4 | 3 |
| International goals | 62 | 33 |
| Champions League titles | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 93 | 87 |
| Peak w20% | 97 | 93 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 92 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 87 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
R992.0
Ronaldinho86.6
FAQ
Where does Ronaldinho beat R9?
Ronaldinho does not lead any of the five categories; R9 is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the R9 vs Ronaldinho score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. R9: 92.0, Ronaldinho: 86.6.
What do you think?
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