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Larsson vs Hemp

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LarssonWinner
81.2

Larsson wins: Longevity, Statistics

Hemp
81.1

Hemp wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇸🇪 Sebastian Larsson
81.2

Larsson leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Sweden's second-most capped player and a Premier League regular for a decade.

1. Sebastian Larsson
81.2
2. Lauren Hemp
81.1

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
1. 🇸🇪 Sebastian Larsson5 seasons played · career day 1,825282 goals
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Lauren Hemp5 seasons played · career day 1,82648 goals
-83.0% vs Larsson at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇸🇪 Larsson0048100282583
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Hemp006163797

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.

MetricLarssonRetiredHempActive
Sweden caps133
Premier League appearances300
Swedish titles2
Sweden goals10
Major tournaments5
European Championship titles2
PFA Young Player of the Year awards4
England caps75
England goals20
FA Cup titles1
Dominance w25%7680
Peak w20%8488
Longevity w20%8874
Honours w20%7682
Statistics w15%8482

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GOAT Rank · the data
Larsson81.2
Hemp81.1
The people
Larsson
Hemp

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