Who is better, Hughes or Pohlers?
Emlyn Hughes leads with a GOAT score of 88.8 against 88.8 for Conny Pohlers — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Hughes vs Pohlers
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HughesWinner
88.8Hughes wins: Dominance, Longevity, Honours
Pohlers
88.8Pohlers wins: Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏴 Emlyn Hughes
88.8
Hughes leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Emlyn Hughes
2. Conny Pohlers
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
Through age 21 · Goals per season
1. 🏴 Emlyn Hughes2 goals
3 seasons by age 21 · 0.7 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Pohlers — 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 | HughesRetired | PohlersRetired |
|---|---|---|
| First Division titles | 4 | — |
| European Cup titles | 2 | — |
| UEFA Cup titles | 2 | — |
| FA Cup titles | 1 | — |
| England caps | 62 | — |
| World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| Bundesliga goals | — | 220 |
| Bundesliga titles | — | 7 |
| Bundesliga top scorer awards | — | 4 |
| Germany goals | — | 27 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 92 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 85 | 94 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Hughes88.8
Pohlers88.8
FAQ
Where does Pohlers beat Hughes?
Pohlers scores higher on peak, statistics. Hughes leads on dominance, honours, longevity.
How is the Hughes vs Pohlers score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Hughes: 88.8, Pohlers: 88.8.
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