Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 86
Career timeline · Goals per season
| Season | Goals per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 5 | |
| 1976 | 10 | |
| 1977 | 12 | |
| 1978 | 8 | |
| 1979 | 18 | |
| 1980 | 26 | |
| 1981 | 29 | |
| 1982 | 20 | |
| 1983 | 15 | |
| 1984 | 16 | |
| 1985 | 6 | |
| 1986 | 8 | |
| 1987 | 5 | |
| 1988 | 3 |
Data sources
- Bundesliga
- UEFA
- Transfermarkt
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Karl-Heinz Rummenigge ranks #92 in Football
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge ranks 92nd among Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 432nd of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 82.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 88, Longevity 80, Honours 82, Statistics 86. 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 1974–1989 with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1981, which sets the Peak component at 88. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes ballon d'or 2, european cups 2, european championships 1, bundesliga titles 2.
Immediately ahead sits Asisat Oshoala on 83.3, a gap of 0.4 points. Directly behind is Pierre Littbarski on 81.2. 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.
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Rummenigge stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full Football cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1981. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 15 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.
Top Rummenigge comparisons
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge — frequently asked
- Is Karl-Heinz Rummenigge the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge ranks 92nd in Football with a GOAT Score of 82.9, behind Cristiano Ronaldo on 95.5.
- What is Karl-Heinz Rummenigge's GOAT Score?
- 82.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Karl-Heinz Rummenigge rank all time?
- 432nd of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 92nd within Football.
- Karl-Heinz Rummenigge vs Asisat Oshoala: who ranks higher?
- Asisat Oshoala, on 83.3 against Karl-Heinz Rummenigge's 82.9 — a margin of 0.4 points.