Player Comparison: Lionel Messi vs. Cristiano Ronaldo | FBref.com (2024)

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Standard Stats

Standard Stats Table
					Playing Time				Performance								Expected				Progression			Per 90 Minutes
Player	Span	Nation	Pos	Squad	MP	Starts	Min	90s	Gls	Ast	G+A	G-PK	PK	PKatt	CrdY	CrdR	xG	npxG	xAG	npxG+xAG	PrgC	PrgP	PrgR	Gls	Ast	G+A	G-PK	G+A-PK	xG	xAG	xG+xAG	npxG	npxG+xAG
Lionel Messi	Career	ar ARG	FW,MF	3 squads	587	527	47,765	530.7	501	224	725	440	61	75	50	0	122.6	107.3	77.1	184.5	1062	1994	1375	0.94	0.42	1.37	0.83	1.25	0.64	0.40	1.04	0.56	0.96
Cristiano Ronaldo	Career	pt POR	FW,MF	5 squads	692	617	55,682	618.7	541	150	691	430	111	128	90	8	123.4	96.6	23.1	119.7	661	542	1482	0.87	0.24	1.12	0.70	0.94	0.81	0.15	0.96	0.63	0.79

Totals may not be complete for all senior-level play, see coverage note.
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Shooting

Shooting Table
						Standard												Expected
Player	Span	Nation	Pos	Squad	90s	Gls	Sh	SoT	SoT%	Sh/90	SoT/90	G/Sh	G/SoT	Dist	FK	PK	PKatt	xG	npxG	npxG/Sh	G-xG	np:G-xG
Lionel Messi	Career	ar ARG	FW,MF	3 squads	530.7	501	1300	1286	44.0	5.12	2.42	0.15	0.34	19.8	220	61	75	122.6	107.3	0.11	+29.4	+30.7
Cristiano Ronaldo	Career	pt POR	FW,MF	5 squads	618.7	541	1452	1555	38.6	5.68	2.51	0.12	0.28	17.7	76	111	128	123.4	96.6	0.12	+2.6	+0.4

Totals may not be complete for all senior-level play, see coverage note.
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Passing

Passing Table
						Total					Short			Medium			Long					Expected
Player	Span	Nation	Pos	Squad	90s	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	TotDist	PrgDist	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Ast	xAG	xA	A-xAG	KP	1/3	PPA	CrsPA	PrgP
Lionel Messi	Career	ar ARG	FW,MF	3 squads	530.7	10050	12581	79.9	151550	52815	5707	6414	89.0	2976	3636	81.8	819	1322	62.0	224	77.1	83.2	+146.9	509	1370	750	24	1994
Cristiano Ronaldo	Career	pt POR	FW,MF	5 squads	618.7	4275	5327	80.3	56384	10529	2689	3079	87.3	1102	1362	80.9	186	279	66.7	150	23.1	18.5	+126.9	205	295	146	27	542

Totals may not be complete for all senior-level play, see coverage note.
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Pass Types

Pass Types Table
							Pass Types								Corner Kicks			Outcomes
Player	Span	Nation	Pos	Squad	90s	Att	Live	Dead	FK	TB	Sw	Crs	TI	CK	In	Out	Str	Cmp	Off	Blocks
Lionel Messi	Career	ar ARG	FW,MF	3 squads	530.7	12581	11437	981	414	258	104	599	36	429	168	80	6	10050	163	276
Cristiano Ronaldo	Career	pt POR	FW,MF	5 squads	618.7	5327	5090	211	41	17	28	342	88	16	0	0	0	4275	26	166

Totals may not be complete for all senior-level play, see coverage note.
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Goal and Shot Creation

Goal and Shot Creation Table
						SCA		SCA Types						GCA		GCA Types
Player	Span	Nation	Pos	Squad	90s	SCA	SCA90	PassLive	PassDead	TO	Sh	Fld	Def	GCA	GCA90	PassLive	PassDead	TO	Sh	Fld	Def
Lionel Messi	Career	ar ARG	FW,MF	3 squads	530.7	1387	7.22	845	100	208	83	140	11	220	1.14	143	13	32	17	14	1
Cristiano Ronaldo	Career	pt POR	FW,MF	5 squads	618.7	608	3.99	377	6	70	98	54	3	77	0.51	39	0	12	18	8	0

Totals may not be complete for all senior-level play, see coverage note.
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Defensive Actions

Defensive Actions Table
						Tackles					Challenges				Blocks
Player	Span	Nation	Pos	Squad	90s	Tkl	TklW	Def 3rd	Mid 3rd	Att 3rd	Tkl	Att	Tkl%	Lost	Blocks	Sh	Pass	Int	Tkl+Int	Clr	Err
Lionel Messi	Career	ar ARG	FW,MF	3 squads	530.7	109	85	14	50	45	27	116	23.3	89	59	1	58	44	140	2	2
Cristiano Ronaldo	Career	pt POR	FW,MF	5 squads	618.7	48	50	14	19	15	13	61	21.3	48	46	11	35	47	74	120	2

Totals may not be complete for all senior-level play, see coverage note.
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Possession

Possession Table
						Touches							Take-Ons					Carries								Receiving
Player	Span	Nation	Pos	Squad	90s	Touches	Def Pen	Def 3rd	Mid 3rd	Att 3rd	Att Pen	Live	Att	Succ	Succ%	Tkld	Tkld%	Carries	TotDist	PrgDist	PrgC	1/3	CPA	Mis	Dis	Rec	PrgR
Lionel Messi	Career	ar ARG	FW,MF	3 squads	530.7	14913	9	397	6655	8061	1139	14894	1321	850	64.3	452	34.2	11368	69126	35790	1062	1025	351	356	485	12892	1375
Cristiano Ronaldo	Career	pt POR	FW,MF	5 squads	618.7	7125	138	386	2716	4093	1051	7092	360	212	58.9	146	40.6	4564	29742	16546	661	456	264	287	163	5936	1482

Totals may not be complete for all senior-level play, see coverage note.
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Playing Time

Playing Time Table
					Playing Time					Starts			Subs			Team Success						Team Success (xG)
Player	Span	Nation	Pos	Squad	MP	Min	Mn/MP	Min%	90s	Starts	Mn/Start	Compl	Subs	Mn/Sub	unSub	PPM	onG	onGA	+/-	+/-90	On-Off	onxG	onxGA	xG+/-	xG+/-90	On-Off
Lionel Messi	Career	ar ARG	FW,MF	3 squads	587	47,765	81	69.5	530.7	527	88	467	60	34	0	2.31	755	242	+513	+1.76	+1.21	388.1	210.4	+177.7	+0.92	+0.80
Cristiano Ronaldo	Career	pt POR	FW,MF	5 squads	692	55,682	80	69.6	618.7	617	88	506	75	29	4	2.22	691	296	+395	+1.36	+0.59	281.0	172.2	+108.8	+0.71	+0.25

Totals may not be complete for all senior-level play, see coverage note.
An underline indicates the data for the statistic is incomplete

Miscellaneous Stats

Miscellaneous Stats Table
						Performance													Aerial Duels
Player	Span	Nation	Pos	Squad	90s	CrdY	CrdR	2CrdY	Fls	Fld	Off	Crs	Int	TklW	PKwon	PKcon	OG	Recov	Won	Lost	Won%
Lionel Messi	Career	ar ARG	FW,MF	3 squads	530.7	50	0	0	366	546	80	599	44	85	4	0	0	426	38	42	47.5
Cristiano Ronaldo	Career	pt POR	FW,MF	5 squads	618.7	90	8	0	464	318	332	342	47	50	10	0	0	323	180	200	47.4

Totals may not be complete for all senior-level play, see coverage note.
An underline indicates the data for the statistic is incomplete

Player Comparison: Lionel Messi vs. Cristiano Ronaldo | FBref.com (2024)

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