Who is better, Ronaldo or Kumagai?
Cristiano Ronaldo leads with a GOAT score of 95.5 against 87.5 for Saki Kumagai — a gap of 8.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Ronaldo vs Kumagai
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Cristiano Ronaldo above Saki Kumagai: 95.5 vs 87.5. Cristiano Ronaldo leads on Statistics, Dominance, Longevity.
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RonaldoWinner
95.5Ronaldo wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Kumagai
87.5Kumagai wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇵🇹 Cristiano Ronaldo
95.5
Ronaldo leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
Kumagai — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
1. Cristiano Ronaldo
2. Saki Kumagai
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
Through age 21 · Form index per season
1. 🇵🇹 Cristiano Ronaldo32 goals
2 seasons by age 21 · 16 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Kumagai — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
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.
| Metric | RonaldoActive · Al-Nassr FC | KumagaiActive |
|---|---|---|
| Career goals | 924 | — |
| Career assists | 260 | — |
| Ballon d'Or | 5 | — |
| World Cups | 0 | — |
| Champions League titles | 5 | 5 |
| League titles | 7 | — |
| Goals per 90 | 0.71 | — |
| World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| Olympic silver medals | — | 1 |
| French league titles | — | 8 |
| Japan caps | — | 140 |
| Dominance w25% | 94 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 95 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 99 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 93 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 97 | 84 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Ronaldo95.5
Kumagai87.5
FAQ
Where does Kumagai beat Ronaldo?
Kumagai does not lead any of the five categories; Ronaldo is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Ronaldo vs Kumagai score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Ronaldo: 95.5, Kumagai: 87.5.
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