Player Comparison: Gareth Bale vs. Lionel Messi vs. Cristiano Ronaldo vs. Kevin De Bruyne vs. Marcus Rashford vs. Bukayo Saka

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Compare player statistics for: Gareth Bale career vs. Lionel Messi career vs. Cristiano Ronaldo career vs. Kevin De Bruyne career vs. Marcus Rashford career vs. Bukayo Saka 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
Gareth Bale	Career	wls WAL	FW,MF	4 squads	394	337	29,470	327.4	142	70	212	139	3	3	46	3	33.9	32.3	12.1	44.4	244	252	653	0.43	0.21	0.65	0.42	0.64	0.49	0.17	0.66	0.47	0.64
Lionel Messi	Career	ar ARG	FW,MF	3 squads	589	529	47,945	532.7	504	226	730	442	62	76	50	0	124.8	108.7	77.6	186.3	1070	2013	1382	0.95	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
Kevin De Bruyne	Career	be BEL	FW,MF	5 squads	433	381	33,097	367.7	106	167	273	102	4	6	38	2	36.0	32.1	76.6	108.7	693	1522	1298	0.29	0.45	0.74	0.28	0.73	0.23	0.48	0.71	0.20	0.69
Marcus Rashford	Career	eng ENG	FW	Manchester Utd	270	205	18,636	207.1	83	39	122	75	8	10	22	1	69.5	61.7	25.4	87.1	623	531	1511	0.40	0.19	0.59	0.36	0.55	0.39	0.14	0.53	0.35	0.49
Bukayo Saka	Career	eng ENG	FW	Arsenal	167	154	13,136	146.0	45	35	80	36	9	10	22	0	42.8	35.2	33.2	68.4	618	492	1801	0.31	0.24	0.55	0.25	0.49	0.29	0.23	0.52	0.24	0.47

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
Gareth Bale	Career	wls WAL	FW,MF	4 squads	327.4	142	400	447	41.3	3.84	1.37	0.16	0.31	17.6	27	3	3	33.9	32.3	0.13	+6.1	+5.7
Lionel Messi	Career	ar ARG	FW,MF	3 squads	532.7	504	1308	1291	44.1	5.11	2.42	0.15	0.34	19.8	221	62	76	124.8	108.7	0.11	+30.2	+31.3
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
Kevin De Bruyne	Career	be BEL	FW,MF	5 squads	367.7	106	556	358	33.3	2.92	0.97	0.10	0.28	22.0	57	4	6	36.0	32.1	0.07	+19.0	+18.9
Marcus Rashford	Career	eng ENG	FW	Manchester Utd	207.1	83	544	237	42.1	2.75	1.14	0.13	0.32	18.3	48	8	10	69.5	61.7	0.12	+3.5	+3.3
Bukayo Saka	Career	eng ENG	FW	Arsenal	146.0	45	346	108	31.2	2.37	0.74	0.10	0.33	16.6	2	9	10	42.8	35.2	0.10	+2.2	+0.8

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
Gareth Bale	Career	wls WAL	FW,MF	4 squads	327.4	1982	2701	73.4	31809	7669	1140	1321	86.3	566	788	71.8	206	362	56.9	70	12.1	10.3	+57.9	100	142	105	34	252
Lionel Messi	Career	ar ARG	FW,MF	3 squads	532.7	10122	12672	79.9	152816	53392	5741	6451	89.0	3004	3669	81.9	827	1336	61.9	226	77.6	84.1	+148.4	512	1382	758	25	2013
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
Kevin De Bruyne	Career	be BEL	FW,MF	5 squads	367.7	8607	11426	75.3	149515	43265	4176	4813	86.8	3188	4065	78.4	967	1735	55.7	167	76.6	62.4	+90.4	579	929	552	84	1522
Marcus Rashford	Career	eng ENG	FW	Manchester Utd	207.1	4227	5610	75.3	58719	13457	2554	3042	84.0	1142	1468	77.8	232	461	50.3	39	25.4	22.0	+13.6	198	234	254	19	531
Bukayo Saka	Career	eng ENG	FW	Arsenal	146.0	4519	6045	74.8	65457	16131	2736	3137	87.2	1364	1778	76.7	252	606	41.6	35	33.2	29.9	+1.8	284	218	214	44	492

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
Gareth Bale	Career	wls WAL	FW,MF	4 squads	327.4	2701	2572	105	11	8	73	371	72	14	12	1	0	1982	24	83
Lionel Messi	Career	ar ARG	FW,MF	3 squads	532.7	12672	11519	989	418	260	104	604	36	433	169	82	6	10122	164	279
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
Kevin De Bruyne	Career	be BEL	FW,MF	5 squads	367.7	11426	10157	1184	299	152	163	1582	165	686	214	225	26	8607	85	266
Marcus Rashford	Career	eng ENG	FW	Manchester Utd	207.1	5610	5338	237	25	29	50	370	75	76	51	14	0	4227	35	164
Bukayo Saka	Career	eng ENG	FW	Arsenal	146.0	6045	5435	586	64	16	16	664	182	339	246	27	8	4519	24	217

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
Gareth Bale	Career	wls WAL	FW,MF	4 squads	327.4	223	3.22	156	10	27	18	12	0	32	0.46	20	1	4	5	2	0
Lionel Messi	Career	ar ARG	FW,MF	3 squads	532.7	1393	7.17	848	101	209	84	140	11	222	1.14	144	14	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
Kevin De Bruyne	Career	be BEL	FW,MF	5 squads	367.7	1071	6.75	746	196	52	37	31	9	144	0.91	112	13	10	3	6	0
Marcus Rashford	Career	eng ENG	FW	Manchester Utd	207.1	557	3.12	374	12	86	40	41	4	88	0.49	61	1	15	3	8	0
Bukayo Saka	Career	eng ENG	FW	Arsenal	146.0	647	4.43	445	83	41	41	32	5	85	0.58	59	10	5	4	6	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
Gareth Bale	Career	wls WAL	FW,MF	4 squads	327.4	66	63	23	28	15	21	69	30.4	48	55	8	47	78	107	63	0
Lionel Messi	Career	ar ARG	FW,MF	3 squads	532.7	110	86	14	50	46	27	117	23.1	90	59	1	58	44	141	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
Kevin De Bruyne	Career	be BEL	FW,MF	5 squads	367.7	232	173	51	107	74	92	304	30.3	212	173	12	161	96	304	80	5
Marcus Rashford	Career	eng ENG	FW	Manchester Utd	207.1	113	81	27	47	39	48	159	30.2	111	146	8	138	59	158	110	1
Bukayo Saka	Career	eng ENG	FW	Arsenal	146.0	223	123	85	73	65	88	215	40.9	127	138	9	129	85	308	106	1

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
Gareth Bale	Career	wls WAL	FW,MF	4 squads	327.4	3475	68	380	1427	1703	340	3473	188	105	55.9	82	43.6	2259	14045	6431	244	153	83	110	61	2760	653
Lionel Messi	Career	ar ARG	FW,MF	3 squads	532.7	15024	9	403	6717	8107	1147	15004	1334	857	64.2	458	34.3	11447	69601	36057	1070	1030	354	357	486	12976	1382
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
Kevin De Bruyne	Career	be BEL	FW,MF	5 squads	367.7	13059	119	859	5425	6929	630	13054	398	249	62.6	137	34.4	8337	43327	25689	693	612	152	270	197	9951	1298
Marcus Rashford	Career	eng ENG	FW	Manchester Utd	207.1	7769	126	601	2689	4593	938	7759	761	352	46.3	387	50.9	4776	32670	16365	623	409	341	448	269	6114	1511
Bukayo Saka	Career	eng ENG	FW	Arsenal	146.0	7862	155	960	2329	4644	898	7852	512	224	43.8	240	46.9	4875	30689	16636	618	323	279	331	216	5629	1801

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
Gareth Bale	Career	wls WAL	FW,MF	4 squads	394	29,470	75	47.0	327.4	337	78	201	57	24	35	2.00	319	137	+182	+1.37	+0.15	126.2	78.2	+48.0	+0.69	0.00
Lionel Messi	Career	ar ARG	FW,MF	3 squads	589	47,945	81	69.5	532.7	529	88	469	60	34	0	2.31	761	245	+516	+1.76	+1.21	391.7	213.4	+178.3	+0.92	+0.79
Cristiano Ronaldo	Career	pt POR	FW,MF	5 squads	692	55,682	80	69.5	618.7	617	88	506	75	29	4	2.22	691	296	+395	+1.36	+0.58	281.0	172.2	+108.8	+0.71	+0.25
Kevin De Bruyne	Career	be BEL	FW,MF	5 squads	433	33,097	76	55.8	367.7	381	83	211	52	21	18	2.25	599	215	+384	+1.55	+0.46	346.1	115.1	+231.0	+1.46	+0.24
Marcus Rashford	Career	eng ENG	FW	Manchester Utd	270	18,636	69	61.4	207.1	205	84	105	65	25	15	1.80	331	244	+87	+0.42	-0.18	276.1	225.2	+50.9	+0.29	-0.06
Bukayo Saka	Career	eng ENG	FW	Arsenal	167	13,136	79	65.2	146.0	154	83	85	13	28	12	1.89	265	155	+110	+0.75	+0.11	237.0	155.9	+81.1	+0.56	+0.39

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%
Gareth Bale	Career	wls WAL	FW,MF	4 squads	327.4	46	3	1	254	105	71	371	78	63	3	0	0	167	137	101	57.6
Lionel Messi	Career	ar ARG	FW,MF	3 squads	532.7	50	0	0	366	548	82	604	44	86	4	0	0	432	39	44	47.0
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
Kevin De Bruyne	Career	be BEL	FW,MF	5 squads	367.7	38	2	0	303	209	20	1582	96	173	6	0	0	766	70	89	44.0
Marcus Rashford	Career	eng ENG	FW	Manchester Utd	207.1	22	1	0	155	250	118	370	59	81	10	1	0	529	135	222	37.8
Bukayo Saka	Career	eng ENG	FW	Arsenal	146.0	22	0	0	166	279	58	664	85	123	4	0	1	617	81	196	29.2

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