Who is better, Wright or Schweinsteiger?
Ian Wright leads with a GOAT score of 81.9 against 81.9 for Bastian Schweinsteiger — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Wright vs Schweinsteiger
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Ian Wright and Bastian Schweinsteiger level at 81.9. Ian Wright leads on Dominance, Statistics, Peak. Bastian Schweinsteiger leads on Honours, Longevity.
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WrightWinner
81.9Wright wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Schweinsteiger
81.9Schweinsteiger wins: Longevity, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏴 Ian Wright
81.9
Wright leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Ian Wright
2. Bastian Schweinsteiger
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. 🏴 Ian Wright5 seasons played · career day 2,190362 goals
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇩🇪 Bastian Schweinsteiger5 seasons played · career day 2,19027 goals
-92.5% vs Wright at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏴 Wright | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 278 | 632 |
| 🇩🇪 Schweinsteiger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 42 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | WrightRetired | SchweinsteigerRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for Arsenal | 185 | — |
| Premier League titles | 1 | — |
| FA Cups | 2 | — |
| European Cup Winners' Cups | 1 | — |
| England caps | 33 | — |
| World Cups | — | 1 |
| Champions League titles | — | 1 |
| Bundesliga titles | — | 8 |
| Germany caps | — | 121 |
| DFB-Pokal titles | — | 7 |
| Career goals | — | 91 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 86 |
| Longevity w20% | 76 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 76 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 80 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Wright81.9
Schweinsteiger81.9
The people
Wright
Schweinsteiger
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Where does Schweinsteiger beat Wright?
Schweinsteiger scores higher on honours, longevity. Wright leads on peak, dominance, statistics.
How is the Wright vs Schweinsteiger score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Wright: 81.9, Schweinsteiger: 81.9.
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