Who is better, Banks or Raúl?
Gordon Banks leads with a GOAT score of 85.3 against 85.3 for Raúl González — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Banks vs Raúl
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Gordon Banks and Raúl González level at 85.3. Gordon Banks leads on Peak, Dominance. Raúl González leads on Statistics, Longevity.
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BanksWinner
85.3Banks wins: Dominance, Peak
Raúl
85.3Raúl wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏴 Gordon Banks
85.3
Banks leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Gordon Banks
2. Raúl González
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 22 · Form index per season
1. 🏴 Gordon Banks62 goals
1 season by age 22 · 62 per season
Setting the pace at age 22
No verified birth date for Raúl — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 22, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | BanksRetired | RaúlRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Cups | 1 | — |
| League Cups | 2 | — |
| England caps | 73 | — |
| FIFA Goalkeeper of the Year awards | 6 | — |
| League appearances | 628 | — |
| Champions League titles | — | 3 |
| La Liga titles | — | 6 |
| Career goals | — | 400 |
| Champions League goals | — | 71 |
| Spain caps | — | 102 |
| Intercontinental Cups | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 86 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 78 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Banks85.3
Raúl85.3
FAQ
Where does Raúl beat Banks?
Raúl scores higher on statistics, longevity. Banks leads on peak, dominance.
How is the Banks vs Raúl score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Banks: 85.3, Raúl: 85.3.
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