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Müller vs Zoff

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GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
MüllerWinner
89.3

Müller wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

Zoff
87.2

Zoff wins: Longevity

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Showing full careers. Pick a window to recalculate the selected period.

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇩🇪 Gerd Müller
89.3

Müller leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Der Bomber: 365 Bundesliga goals and the winner in a World Cup final.

1. Gerd Müller
89.3
2. Dino Zoff
87.2

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
1. 🇩🇪 Gerd Müller5 seasons played · career day 2,556167 goals
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇮🇹 Dino Zoff5 seasons played · career day 3,286110 goals
-34.1% vs Müller at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇩🇪 Müller000099243
🇮🇹 Zoff000018110

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.

MetricMüllerRetiredZoffRetired
Career goals735
Bundesliga goals365
World Cups1
European Cups3
Ballon d'Or1
International goals68
World Cup titles1
Serie A titles6
Italy caps112
Serie A appearances570
Minutes unbeaten record1,142
Dominance w25%8980
Peak w20%9290
Longevity w20%8492
Honours w20%8888
Statistics w15%9588

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GOAT Rank · the data
Müller89.3
Zoff87.2
The people
Müller
Zoff

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