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Mazzola vs Scholes

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MazzolaWinner
84.6

Mazzola wins: Peak, Statistics

Scholes
83.9

Scholes wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇮🇹 Sandro Mazzola
84.6

Mazzola leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Two European Cups with Inter and European champion with Italy in 1968.

1. Sandro Mazzola
84.6
2. Paul Scholes
83.9

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. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Paul Scholes5 seasons played · career day 2,19058 goals
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇮🇹 Sandro Mazzola5 seasons played · career day 2,19156 goals
-3.4% vs Scholes at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇮🇹 Mazzola00042786
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Scholes00074584

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.

MetricMazzolaRetiredScholesRetired
European Cups2
Serie A titles4
European Championship titles1
Italy caps70
Inter goals160
Premier League titles11
Champions League titles2
Career goals155
Appearances718
FA Cups3
England caps66
Dominance w25%8080
Peak w20%8884
Longevity w20%8688
Honours w20%8686
Statistics w15%8482

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GOAT Rank · the data
Mazzola84.6
Scholes83.9
The people
Mazzola
Scholes

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