Vieri vs Terry
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Vieri wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Terry wins: Longevity, Honours
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Verdict
Vieri leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Serie A capocannoniere and Italy's most prolific striker of the early 2000s.
Category breakdown
Season form · Goals per season
Career timeline · Goals per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Goals per season| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Vieri | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 76 |
| 🏴 Terry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 30 |
Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.
| Metric | VieriRetired | TerryRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Serie A top scorer awards | 1 | — |
| Serie A goals | 142 | — |
| Italy caps | 49 | — |
| Italy goals | 23 | — |
| World Cup goals | 9 | — |
| Premier League titles | — | 5 |
| Champions League titles | — | 1 |
| FA Cups | — | 5 |
| Appearances | — | 717 |
| England caps | — | 78 |
| Career goals | — | 67 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 76 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 82 |
| Longevity w20% | 76 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 74 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 78 |
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