Player Comparison: Robert Lewandowski vs. Lionel Messi

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Compare player statistics for: Robert Lewandowski in 2022-23 vs. Lionel Messi career, Domestic Leagues.

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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
Robert Lewandowski	from 2022-23 on	pl POL	FW	Barcelona	68	64	5,536	61.5	41	15	56	37	4	5	9	1	42.0	38.1	10.8	48.9	93	160	410	0.67	0.24	0.91	0.60	0.85	0.68	0.18	0.86	0.62	0.80
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

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
Robert Lewandowski	from 2022-23 on	pl POL	FW	Barcelona	61.5	41	223	92	41.3	3.63	1.50	0.17	0.40	13.9	8	4	5	42.0	38.1	0.17	-1.0	-1.1
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

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
Robert Lewandowski	from 2022-23 on	pl POL	FW	Barcelona	61.5	999	1363	73.3	13845	2825	602	735	81.9	281	378	74.3	51	81	63.0	15	10.8	8.5	+4.2	61	76	54	6	160
Lionel Messi	Career	ar ARG	FW,MF	3 squads	536.7	10263	12863	79.8	155023	54126	5826	6546	89.0	3047	3724	81.8	838	1363	61.5	233	79.6	85.2	+153.4	521	1399	765	25	2036

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
Robert Lewandowski	from 2022-23 on	pl POL	FW	Barcelona	61.5	1363	1315	30	6	25	10	37	1	0	0	0	0	999	18	46
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

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
Robert Lewandowski	from 2022-23 on	pl POL	FW	Barcelona	61.5	152	2.47	108	2	10	22	10	0	28	0.46	20	0	1	5	2	0
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

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
Robert Lewandowski	from 2022-23 on	pl POL	FW	Barcelona	61.5	25	16	2	11	12	11	25	44.0	14	33	4	29	11	36	32	0
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

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
Robert Lewandowski	from 2022-23 on	pl POL	FW	Barcelona	61.5	2028	41	88	784	1178	372	2023	111	52	46.8	55	49.5	1297	6238	2355	93	66	45	179	76	1710	410
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

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
Robert Lewandowski	from 2022-23 on	pl POL	FW	Barcelona	68	5,536	81	82.0	61.5	64	85	47	4	32	0	2.23	127	54	+73	+1.19	+0.37	126.8	59.5	+67.3	+1.09	+0.28
Lionel Messi	Career	ar ARG	FW,MF	3 squads	593	48,305	81	69.6	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	+0.80

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%
Robert Lewandowski	from 2022-23 on	pl POL	FW	Barcelona	61.5	9	1	1	62	100	46	37	11	16	1	0	0	110	103	94	52.3
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

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