Category profile
- Dominance
- 76
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 82
Career timeline · Goals per season
| Season | Goals per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 4 | |
| 1999 | 9 | |
| 2000 | 14 | |
| 2001 | 17 | |
| 2002 | 15 | |
| 2003 | 12 | |
| 2004 | 14 | |
| 2005 | 13 | |
| 2006 | 8 | |
| 2007 | 10 | |
| 2008 | 12 | |
| 2009 | 6 | |
| 2010 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 2 |
Data sources
- FIFA
- UEFA
- Transfermarkt
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Michael Ballack ranks #116 in Football
Michael Ballack ranks 116th among Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 572nd of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 80.5 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 76, Peak 86, Longevity 80, Honours 80, Statistics 82. Those categories are normalised against the full Football reference universe of 875 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1995–2012 with 15 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2001, which sets the Peak component at 86. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 86 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes bundesliga titles 3, premier league titles 1, german footballer of the year awards 3, germany caps 98.
Immediately ahead sits Rio Ferdinand on 79.6, a gap of -0.9 points. Directly behind is Didier Drogba on 80.8. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Michael Ballack GOAT Score explained
- Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Ballack stood above the field while competing. Scored 76/100 against the full Football cohort.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2001. Scored 86/100.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 17 years of competition and 15 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.
Top Ballack comparisons
Michael Ballack — frequently asked
- Is Michael Ballack the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Michael Ballack ranks 116th in Football with a GOAT Score of 80.5, behind Cristiano Ronaldo on 95.5.
- What is Michael Ballack's GOAT Score?
- 80.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Michael Ballack rank all time?
- 572nd of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 116th within Football.
- Michael Ballack vs Rio Ferdinand: who ranks higher?
- Michael Ballack, on 80.5 against Rio Ferdinand's 79.6 — a margin of 0.9 points.