MacMillan vs Deco
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MacMillan wins: Honours, Statistics
Deco wins: Dominance, Peak
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Verdict
MacMillan leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic champion in 1996 and World Cup winner in 1999.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 MacMillan | 0 | 0 | 55 | 117 | 349 | 677 |
| 🇵🇹 Deco | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 37 | 72 |
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 | MacMillanRetired | DecoRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Cup titles | 1 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | — |
| United States caps | 176 | — |
| United States goals | 60 | — |
| US Player of the Year awards | 1 | — |
| Champions League titles | — | 2 |
| UEFA Cup titles | — | 1 |
| La Liga titles | — | 2 |
| Primeira Liga titles | — | 3 |
| Portugal caps | — | 75 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 80 |
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