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Matthews vs Louis
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MatthewsWinner
90.3Matthews wins: Longevity
Louis
89.2Louis wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
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Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Cross-sport GOAT score
🏴 Stanley Matthews
88.8
88.8 in-sport × 1.00 Global participation & competition depth
Matthews leads in 1 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Stanley Matthewsdepth ×1.00
2. Joe Louisdepth ×0.96
Category breakdown
Season form · season output
Career timeline · season output
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · season output1. 🏴 Stanley Matthews5 seasons played · career day 1,826249 output
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Joe Louis5 seasons played · career day 2,19034 output
-86.3% vs Matthews at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏴 Matthews | 0 | 0 | 45 | 92 | 194 | 492 |
| 🇺🇸 Louis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 30 | 48 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | MatthewsRetired | LouisRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 92 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 93 |
| Longevity w20% | 98 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 92 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 92 |
| Ballon d'Or awards | 1 | — |
| FA Cup titles | 1 | — |
| England caps | 54 | — |
| League appearances | 697 | — |
| Seasons played | 34 | — |
| World titles | — | 1 |
| Title defences | — | 25 |
| Career wins | — | 66 |
| Knockouts | — | 52 |
| Years as champion | — | 12 |
| Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year | — | 4 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Matthews90.3
Louis89.2
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