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Sánchez vs Schweinsteiger

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SánchezWinner
81.9

Sánchez wins: Peak, Statistics

Schweinsteiger
81.9

Schweinsteiger wins: Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇲🇽 Hugo Sánchez
81.9

Sánchez leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Five straight Pichichi titles and the most acrobatic finishing in La Liga history.

1. Hugo Sánchez
81.9
2. Bastian Schweinsteiger
81.9

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. 🇲🇽 Hugo Sánchez5 seasons played · career day 3,65278 goals
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇩🇪 Bastian Schweinsteiger5 seasons played · career day 2,19027 goals
-65.4% vs Sánchez at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇲🇽 Sánchez0000056
🇩🇪 Schweinsteiger00052042

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.

MetricSánchezRetiredSchweinsteigerRetired
Pichichi titles5
La Liga titles5
Career goals39891
La Liga goals234
Mexico caps58
UEFA Cups2
World Cups1
Champions League titles1
Bundesliga titles8
Germany caps121
DFB-Pokal titles7
Dominance w25%7878
Peak w20%8886
Longevity w20%8282
Honours w20%7684
Statistics w15%8880

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GOAT Rank · the data
Sánchez81.9
Schweinsteiger81.9
The people
Sánchez
Schweinsteiger

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