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	593	533	48,305	536.7	507	233	740	445	62	76	50	0	127.9	111.8	79.6	191.5	1084	2036	1425	0.94	0.43	1.38	0.83	1.26	0.65	0.40	1.05	0.56	0.97
Cristiano Ronaldo	Career	pt POR	FW,MF	5 squads	697	622	56,120	623.6	545	151	696	434	111	128	91	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	536.7	507	1324	1298	44.1	5.09	2.42	0.15	0.34	19.8	225	62	76	127.9	111.8	0.11	+30.1	+31.2
Cristiano Ronaldo	Career	pt POR	FW,MF	5 squads	623.6	545	1477	1563	38.5	5.67	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	536.7	10263	12863	79.8	155023	54127	5826	6546	89.0	3047	3724	81.8	838	1363	61.5	233	79.6	85.2	+153.4	521	1399	765	25	2036
Cristiano Ronaldo	Career	pt POR	FW,MF	5 squads	623.6	4275	5327	80.3	56384	10529	2689	3079	87.3	1102	1362	80.9	186	279	66.7	151	23.1	18.5	+127.9	205	295	146	27	542

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

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	536.7	12863	11690	1006	426	262	104	613	37	441	174	82	6	10263	167	287
Cristiano Ronaldo	Career	pt POR	FW,MF	5 squads	623.6	5327	5090	211	41	17	28	343	88	16	0	0	0	4275	26	166

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

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	536.7	1415	7.14	859	103	214	85	143	11	232	1.17	152	14	33	18	14	1
Cristiano Ronaldo	Career	pt POR	FW,MF	5 squads	623.6	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.
An underline indicates the data for the statistic is incomplete

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	536.7	115	87	14	53	48	29	119	24.4	90	61	1	60	44	146	2	2
Cristiano Ronaldo	Career	pt POR	FW,MF	5 squads	623.6	48	52	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.
An underline indicates the data for the statistic is incomplete

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	536.7	15271	9	415	6859	8205	1162	15251	1359	870	64.0	468	34.4	11607	70487	36459	1084	1039	361	365	494	13178	1425
Cristiano Ronaldo	Career	pt POR	FW,MF	5 squads	623.6	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.
An underline indicates the data for the statistic is incomplete

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	593	48,305	81	69.5	536.7	533	88	473	60	34	0	2.32	775	250	+525	+1.77	+1.22	399.5	217.7	+181.8	+0.92	+0.81
Cristiano Ronaldo	Career	pt POR	FW,MF	5 squads	697	56,120	81	69.7	623.6	622	88	510	75	29	4	2.22	703	301	+402	+1.36	+0.57	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	536.7	50	0	0	366	555	85	613	44	87	4	0	0	441	39	44	47.0
Cristiano Ronaldo	Career	pt POR	FW,MF	5 squads	623.6	91	8	0	465	323	344	343	47	52	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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