Who is better, Souness or Raúl?
Graeme Souness 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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Souness vs Raúl
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Graeme Souness and Raúl González level at 85.3. Graeme Souness leads on Honours, Dominance. Raúl González leads on Statistics, Longevity.
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SounessWinner
85.3Souness wins: Dominance, Honours
Raúl
85.3Raúl wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏴 Graeme Souness
85.3
Souness leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Graeme Souness
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
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Form index per season1. 🏴 Graeme Souness5 seasons played · career day 2,190362 goals
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇪🇸 Raúl González5 seasons played · career day 2,190110 goals
-69.6% vs Souness at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏴 Souness | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 278 | 630 |
| 🇪🇸 Raúl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 86 | 173 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | SounessRetired | RaúlRetired |
|---|---|---|
| European Cups | 3 | — |
| League titles with Liverpool | 5 | — |
| League Cups | 4 | — |
| Scotland caps | 54 | — |
| Scottish league titles | 3 | — |
| 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% | 86 | 86 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 92 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 78 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Souness85.3
Raúl85.3
FAQ
Where does Raúl beat Souness?
Raúl scores higher on statistics, longevity. Souness leads on dominance, honours.
How is the Souness vs Raúl score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Souness: 85.3, Raúl: 85.3.
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