Career goals
735
Bundesliga goals
365
World Cups
1
European Cups
3
Ballon d'Or
1
International goals
68
Category profile
- Dominance
- 89
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 95
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 33 | |
| 1966 | 28 | |
| 1967 | 38 | |
| 1968 | 30 | |
| 1969 | 38 | |
| 1970 | 36 | |
| 1971 | 40 | |
| 1972 | 36 | |
| 1973 | 30 | |
| 1974 | 22 | |
| 1975 | 26 | |
| 1976 | 28 | |
| 1977 | 24 | |
| 1978 | 16 | |
| 1979 | 12 | |
| 1980 | 19 |
Data sources
- FIFA
- Bundesliga
- DFB
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Gerd Müller ranks #48 in Football
Gerd Müller ranks #48 in Football and #70 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 89.3/100.
The verified career covers 1963–1981 and 16 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Statistics the strongest category at 95/100 (15% weight). Key metrics: Career goals 735, Bundesliga goals 365, World Cups 1, European Cups 3.
Nearest context: ahead Nadine Angerer (89.4); behind Julie Foudy (89.2). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Gerd Müller GOAT Score explained
- Dominance89/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 89/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics95/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 95/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Müller comparisons
Gerd Müller — frequently asked
- Is Gerd Müller the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Gerd Müller ranks #48 in Football with a GOAT Score of 89.3/100, behind Lionel Messi (97.0).
- What is Gerd Müller's GOAT Score?
- 89.3/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 89 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 95 (15%).
- Where does Gerd Müller rank all time?
- #70 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #48 in Football.
- Gerd Müller vs Nadine Angerer: who ranks higher?
- Nadine Angerer ranks higher at 89.4 versus Gerd Müller at 89.3, a margin of 0.1 points.