Who is better, Häßler or Zamora?
Thomas Jürgen Häßler leads with a GOAT score of 84.9 against 84.8 for Ricardo Zamora — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Häßler vs Zamora
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HäßlerWinner
84.9Häßler wins: Dominance, Longevity, Honours
Zamora
84.8Zamora wins: Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇩🇪 Thomas Jürgen Häßler
84.9
Häßler leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Thomas Jürgen Häßler
2. Ricardo Zamora
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
Through age 21 · Goals per season
1. 🇩🇪 Thomas Jürgen Häßler1 goals
3 seasons by age 21 · 0.3 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Zamora — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | HäßlerRetired | ZamoraRetired |
|---|---|---|
| League goals | 82 | — |
| Germany caps | 101 | — |
| World Cup titles | 1 | — |
| European Championship titles | 1 | — |
| German Footballer of the Year | 2 | — |
| La Liga titles | — | 2 |
| Copa del Rey titles | — | 6 |
| Spain caps | — | 46 |
| Olympic medals | — | 1 |
| Zamora Trophy wins | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 85 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 85 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 85 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 80 | 84 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Häßler84.9
Zamora84.8
FAQ
Where does Zamora beat Häßler?
Zamora scores higher on peak, statistics. Häßler leads on dominance, honours, longevity.
How is the Häßler vs Zamora score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Häßler: 84.9, Zamora: 84.8.
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