Who is better, Shearer or Robinho?
Robinho leads with a GOAT score of 81.6 against 81.5 for Alan Shearer — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Shearer vs Robinho
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Robinho above Alan Shearer: 81.6 vs 81.5. Robinho leads on Dominance, Honours. Alan Shearer leads on Statistics, Peak.
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RobinhoWinner
81.6Robinho wins: Dominance, Honours
Shearer
81.5Shearer wins: Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇧🇷 Robinho
81.6
Robinho leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Robinho
2. Alan Shearer
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Through age 21 · Form index per season
1. 🇧🇷 Robinho47 goals
4 seasons by age 21 · 11.8 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Shearer — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | ShearerRetired | RobinhoRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Premier League goals | 260 | — |
| Premier League titles | 1 | — |
| Golden Boots | 3 | — |
| Career goals | 379 | — |
| England goals | 30 | — |
| PFA Player of the Year | 1 | — |
| Career league goals | — | 155 |
| Brazil caps | — | 100 |
| Copa América titles | — | 1 |
| Spanish league titles | — | 2 |
| Italian league titles | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 85 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 76 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 78 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Robinho81.6
Shearer81.5
FAQ
Where does Shearer beat Robinho?
Shearer scores higher on peak, statistics. Robinho leads on dominance, honours.
How is the Shearer vs Robinho score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Shearer: 81.5, Robinho: 81.6.
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