Who is better, Valdés or Müller?
Víctor Valdés leads with a GOAT score of 86.3 against 86.2 for Thomas Müller — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Valdés vs Müller
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ValdésWinner
86.3Valdés wins: Honours
Müller
86.2Müller wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇪🇸 Víctor Valdés
86.3
Valdés leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Víctor Valdés
2. Thomas Müller
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
Through age 21 · Goals per season
1. 🇪🇸 Víctor Valdés14 goals
1 season by age 21 · 14 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Müller — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | ValdésRetired | MüllerActive |
|---|---|---|
| League appearances | 422 | — |
| Spain caps | 20 | — |
| La Liga titles | 6 | — |
| Champions League titles | 3 | 2 |
| World Cup titles | 1 | — |
| Bundesliga titles | — | 12 |
| World Cups | — | 1 |
| Career goals | — | 250 |
| Bundesliga assists | — | 165 |
| World Cup Golden Boot | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 86 |
| Longevity w20% | 85 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 95 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 86 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Valdés86.3
Müller86.2
FAQ
Where does Müller beat Valdés?
Müller scores higher on statistics, longevity. Valdés leads on honours.
How is the Valdés vs Müller score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Valdés: 86.3, Müller: 86.2.
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