Who is better, Boniek or Mykhaylychenko?
Oleksiy Oleksandrovych Mykhaylychenko leads with a GOAT score of 79.1 against 78.9 for Zbigniew Boniek — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Boniek vs Mykhaylychenko
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MykhaylychenkoWinner
79.1Mykhaylychenko wins: Dominance, Statistics
Boniek
78.9Boniek wins: Peak, Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇦 Oleksiy Oleksandrovych Mykhaylychenko
79.1
Mykhaylychenko leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Oleksiy Oleksandrovych Mykhaylychenko
2. Zbigniew Boniek
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. 🇵🇱 Zbigniew Boniek27 goals
3 seasons by age 21 · 9 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
2. 🇺🇦 Oleksiy Oleksandrovych Mykhaylychenko7 goals
2 seasons by age 21 · 3.5 per season
Mykhaylychenko is -74.1% behind Boniek's pace at age 21
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 | BoniekRetired | MykhaylychenkoRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Career league goals | 80 | — |
| European Cup titles | 1 | — |
| Cup Winners' Cup titles | 1 | — |
| Serie A titles | 1 | — |
| Poland caps | 80 | — |
| Olympic Gold Medal | — | 1 |
| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | — | 1 |
| Soviet Top League titles | — | 3 |
| Serie A title | — | 1 |
| Scottish Premier Division titles | — | 5 |
| Dominance w25% | 76 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 84 | 82 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 75 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 74 | 75 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Mykhaylychenko79.1
Boniek78.9
The people
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Where does Boniek beat Mykhaylychenko?
Boniek scores higher on peak, longevity. Mykhaylychenko leads on dominance, statistics.
How is the Boniek vs Mykhaylychenko score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Boniek: 78.9, Mykhaylychenko: 79.1.
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