Scholes vs Lahm
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Lahm wins: Dominance, Peak
Scholes wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Lahm leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. World Cup-winning captain and the most intelligent full-back of his generation.
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| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏴 Scholes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 45 | 84 |
| 🇩🇪 Lahm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 123 | 253 |
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.
| Metric | ScholesRetired | LahmRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Premier League titles | 11 | — |
| Champions League titles | 2 | 1 |
| Career goals | 155 | — |
| Appearances | 718 | — |
| FA Cups | 3 | — |
| England caps | 66 | — |
| World Cups | — | 1 |
| Bundesliga titles | — | 8 |
| Germany caps | — | 113 |
| Appearances for Bayern | — | 517 |
| DFB-Pokal titles | — | 6 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 84 | 86 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 82 |
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