Who is better, Van Nistelrooy or Vieira?
Ruud van Nistelrooy leads with a GOAT score of 81.2 against 81.2 for Patrick Vieira — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Van Nistelrooy vs Vieira
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Ruud van Nistelrooy and Patrick Vieira level at 81.2. Ruud van Nistelrooy leads on Statistics, Dominance, Peak. Patrick Vieira leads on Honours, Longevity.
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Van NistelrooyWinner
81.2Van Nistelrooy wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Vieira
81.2Vieira wins: Longevity, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇳🇱 Ruud van Nistelrooy
81.2
Van Nistelrooy leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Ruud van Nistelrooy
2. Patrick Vieira
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. 🇫🇷 Patrick Vieira5 seasons played · career day 2,55615 goals
-85.6% vs Van Nistelrooy at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇱 Van Nistelrooy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 75 | 207 |
| 🇫🇷 Vieira | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 20 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | Van NistelrooyRetired | VieiraRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Career club goals | 350 | — |
| Premier League Golden Boots | 1 | — |
| Champions League top scorer awards | 3 | — |
| League titles | 4 | — |
| Champions League goals | 56 | — |
| Premier League titles | — | 3 |
| World Cups | — | 1 |
| European Championships | — | 1 |
| Serie A titles | — | 4 |
| FA Cups | — | 4 |
| France caps | — | 107 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 84 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 76 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 78 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Van Nistelrooy81.2
Vieira81.2
The people
Van Nistelrooy
Vieira
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Where does Vieira beat Van Nistelrooy?
Vieira scores higher on honours, longevity. Van Nistelrooy leads on peak, dominance, statistics.
How is the Van Nistelrooy vs Vieira score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Van Nistelrooy: 81.2, Vieira: 81.2.
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