Raúl vs Sawa
Shareable comparison — send this exact matchup to anyone.
Sawa wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Raúl wins: Statistics
Shareable URL · /compare/raul-vs-homare-sawa
Showing full careers. Pick a window to recalculate the selected period.
Category radar
Verdict
Sawa leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Carried Japan to the 2011 World Cup with the Golden Ball and Golden Boot.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇸 Raúl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 86 | 173 |
| 🇯🇵 Sawa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 36 |
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 | RaúlRetired | SawaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Champions League titles | 3 | — |
| La Liga titles | 6 | — |
| Career goals | 400 | — |
| Champions League goals | 71 | — |
| Spain caps | 102 | — |
| Intercontinental Cups | 2 | — |
| 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 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 83 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 85 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 84 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
What do you think?
0 commentsMake your case for Raúl vs Sawa. The scoring is published in full — if you can point at the pillar or the weight you disagree with, we read it. Read the methodology paper.