Thiago Silva vs Klose
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Klose wins: Honours, Statistics
Thiago Silva wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Klose leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. The World Cup's all-time leading scorer with 16 goals and the 2014 title.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇷 Thiago Silva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
| 🇩🇪 Klose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 46 | 99 |
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 | Thiago SilvaActive | KloseRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Champions League titles | 1 | — |
| League titles | 9 | 3 |
| Copa América titles | 1 | — |
| Brazil caps | 113 | — |
| Olympic medals | 1 | — |
| World Cup goals | — | 16 |
| World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| Germany goals | — | 71 |
| Career club goals | — | 260 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 86 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 80 | 86 |
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