Who is better, Sawa or Jones?
Homare Sawa leads with a GOAT score of 85.9 against 85.9 for Steffi Jones — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Sawa vs Jones
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Homare Sawa and Steffi Jones level at 85.9. Homare Sawa leads on Longevity, Dominance. Steffi Jones leads on Honours.
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SawaWinner
85.9Sawa wins: Dominance, Longevity
Jones
85.9Jones wins: Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇯🇵 Homare Sawa
85.9
Sawa leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Homare Sawa
2. Steffi Jones
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. 🇩🇪 Steffi Jones5 seasons played · career day 1,825311 goals
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇯🇵 Homare Sawa5 seasons played · career day 2,55628 goals
-91.0% vs Jones at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵 Sawa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 36 |
| 🇩🇪 Jones | 0 | 0 | 52 | 109 | 311 | 653 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | SawaRetired | JonesRetired |
|---|---|---|
| International goals | 83 | — |
| International caps | 205 | — |
| World Cups | 1 | — |
| World Cup Golden Ball | 1 | — |
| FIFA World Player awards | 1 | — |
| Asian Player of the Year | 1 | — |
| World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| European Championship titles | — | 3 |
| Germany caps | — | 111 |
| Bundesliga titles | — | 4 |
| German cups | — | 6 |
| Dominance w25% | 83 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 85 | 92 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 84 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Sawa85.9
Jones85.9
FAQ
Where does Jones beat Sawa?
Jones scores higher on honours. Sawa leads on dominance, longevity.
How is the Sawa vs Jones score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Sawa: 85.9, Jones: 85.9.
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