best player ever debate

off the subject how can pele count all his youth and exibition matches into his final goal tally and claim to be the best ever surely that is cheating.
1956–1974 Santos 800 (659)
1975–1977 New York Cosmos 106 (64)
National team
1957–1971 Brazil 92 (77)

which equals 800 goals where the feck is he coming up with 1152 goals

unless im assively wrong this is cheating he only ever played for these teams

I don't know how george best' name always comes up in these debates. Granted, he was a very good player and though i wasn't around when he was playing, what i have seen doesn't even come near Maradona, Messi, Cruyff etc