So somebody created this weighted score system to try and figure out which footballers scored the most goals in big games during their careers. I thought it might be of interest to people who participated in this All-Time Soccer Draft.
So here is the weighting system.
Weightings
The methodology
Tournament
Points
World Cup final 5
European Championship final 4
Copa America final 4
World Cup semi-final 4
World Cup final group stages 3.5
European Cup final 3
European Championship semi-final 3
Copa America semi-final 3
Copa Libertadores final 2.5
Copa America final group stages 2.5
European Championship final group stages 2.5
Copa America final stages 2
Europa League final 2
UEFA Cup final 2
Cup-Winners Cup final 2
Champions League semi-final 2
Copa America semi-final 2
Copa Libertadores semi-final 1.5
And the results
The top 50 big-game goalscorers
Rank Player County Career Goals Points
1 Gerd Muller Germany 1963-1981 16 51
2 Alfredo Di Stefano Argentina 1945-1966 19 45
3 Pele Brazil 1956-1977 13 40.5
4 Ferenc Puskas Hungary 1943-1966 15 40
5 Zinedine Zidane France 1988-2006 10 33
6 Ronaldo Brazil 1993-2011 9 32
7 Alberto Spencer Ecuador 1953-1972 13 27.5
8 Vava Brazil 1949-1969 6 27
9 Mario Kempes Argentina 1970-1996 6 24
10 Eusebio Portugal 1957-1979 9 23
11 Marco van Basten Holland 1981-1993 8 21
12 Ademir Brazil 1939-1957 6 21
13 Dieter Muller Germany 1972-1989 7 20.5
14 Paul Breitner Germany 1970-1983 6 19.5
15 Diego Forlan Uruguay 1997-2013 6 19
16 Johan Cruyff Holland 1964-1984 6 18.5
17 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge Germany 1974-1989 6 18.5
18 Paolo Rossi Italy 1976-1987 5 18.5
19 Bobby Charlton England 1956-1976 6 18
20 Michel Platini France 1972-1987 6 18
21 Romario Brazil 1985-2009 6 17.5
22 Alessandro Del Piero Italy 1988-2013 7 17
23 Hector Rial Spain 1947-1964 7 17
24 Juan Roman Riquelme Argentina 1995-2013 8 16.5
25 Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal 2002-2013 7 16
26 Juan Alberto Schiaffino Uruguay 1943-1962 6 16
27 Marcelo Delgado Argentina 1990-2010 6 15.5
28 Hernan Crespo Argentina 1993-2013 6 15
29 Rob Rensenbrink Holland 1965-1982 6 15
30 Sandro Mazzola Italy 1960-1977 6 15
31 Sandor Kocsis Hungary 1943-1961 5 15
32 Geoff Hurst England 1959-1979 3 15
33 Kurt Hamrin Sweden 1952-1972 6 14
34 Chico Brazil 1939-1956 4 14
35 Johan Neeskens Holland 1968-1991 4 14
36 Zico Brazil 1971-1994 5 13.5
37 Jonny Rep Holland 1971-1987 4 13.5
38 Jari Litmanen Finland 1987-2011 6 13
39 Lionel Messi Argentina 2005-2013 5 13
40 Andreas Brehme West Germany 1978-1998 3 13
41 Gabriel Batistuta Argentina 1988-2005 4 13
42 Coutinho Brazil 1953-1972 5 12.5
43 Jairzinho Brazil 1959-1982 3 12.5
44 Santillana Spain 1970-1988 6 12
45 José Águas Portugal 1948-1964 5 12
46 Amancio Amaro Spain 1958-1976 5 12
47 Fernando Torres Spain 2001-2013 4 12
48 Horst Hubresch Germany 1971-1986 4 12
49 Ruud Gullit Holland 1979-1998 4 12
50 Karl-Heinz Riedle Germany 1983-2001 4 12
Gerd Muller with top spot. Puskas, Di Stefano and Pele all with big time scores above 40. Zidane and Ronaldo up above 30, very impressive. How far ahead of the pack they are.
On a side note, I think Diego Forlan at #15 is a pretty amazing achievement. Highest footballer still playing on the table.
My team ended up with Van Basten at #11 and Kempes at #9. So two guys around the top ten. That is pretty good. I am happy with that. A pair of big game scorers there. I also have C.Ronaldo at #25, Neeskens at #35 and Ruud Gullit near the bottom of the table.