Rooney vs Zamora
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Zamora wins: Dominance, Peak
Rooney wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Zamora leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Spain's first great goalkeeper; the league's goalkeeping award bears his name.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏴 Rooney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 68 | 152 |
| 🇪🇸 Zamora | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
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 | RooneyRetired | ZamoraRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Career goals | 366 | — |
| Premier League titles | 5 | — |
| Champions League titles | 1 | — |
| England goals | 53 | — |
| Premier League goals | 208 | — |
| PFA Player of the Year | 1 | — |
| La Liga titles | — | 2 |
| Copa del Rey titles | — | 6 |
| Spain caps | — | 46 |
| Olympic medals | — | 1 |
| Zamora Trophy wins | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 84 |
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