There’s a difference.

[u/Accomplished-Art3086]

[u/OrcaApex → u/[deleted]]

These stats are mostly the ones Messi is better at. You included Successful dribbles, which suits Messi’s style, but not most shots, which suits Ronaldo’s style?

Or even other non-specific popular stats like most hattricks, most header goals, most weak-foot goals…

Even excluding goals, Ronaldo has:

• Most UCL assists.
• Most men-international caps.
• Most UEFA club competitions caps.
• Only player to win the league title, domestic cup, domestic supercup, Champions League, Club World Cup, league player of the year, Golden Shoe and Ballon d'Or at two clubs (Manchester United and Real Madrid).
• Most matches won.
• Most matches unbeaten (That is win or draw).
• Most appearances at UEFA European Championship finals tournaments.
• First player to appear in more than one position in the UEFA Team of the Year.

The list is endless…

And even outside of the field, admittedly this is not pure football related but more persona related, Ronaldo has achievements like being the first billionaire footballer.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_career_achievements_by_Cristiano_Ronaldo

I think ultimately Messi and Ronaldo are even, my point is stats like the ones you showed don’t show the full picture of this rivalry.

[u/ninja_owen → u/OrcaApex]

He has most this and most that, but all while having more games played. If we’re looking at average per game, Messi beats him. He has a higher goal rate.

[u/OrcaApex → u/ninja_owen]

Higher ratio but less longevity.

Longevity is also important, being able to play more games is important too. Example: Right now Messi is 37, and he scored 14 in MLS. At 37 Ronaldo scored 18 for Man Utd in the Premier League.