Top 100 Premier League Goalscorers by Strike-Rates | |||||||||||||||
Games | Player | Goals | Apps | Games | Player | Goals | Apps | Games | Player | Goals | Apps | ||||
per Goal | per Goal | per Goal | |||||||||||||
1.46 | Thierry Henry | 174 | 254 | 2.98 | Jermain Defoe | 106 | 316 | 4.27 | David Beckham | 62 | 265 | ||||
1.58 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | 95 | 150 | 3.04 | Chris Armstrong | 71 | 216 | 4.31 | Niall Quinn | 58 | 250 | ||||
1.70 | Alan Shearer | 260 | 441 | 3.05 | Robert Pires | 62 | 189 | 4.32 | Peter Crouch | 62 | 268 | ||||
1.82 | Fernando Torres | 68 | 124 | 3.05 | Dwight Yorke | 123 | 375 | 4.38 | Rodney Wallace | 45 | 197 | ||||
1.88 | Ian Wright | 113 | 213 | 3.07 | Marian Pahars | 42 | 129 | 4.45 | Dean Saunders | 44 | 196 | ||||
2.13 | Michael Owen | 149 | 318 | 3.07 | Chris Sutton | 83 | 255 | 4.48 | Emile Heskey | 111 | 497 | ||||
2.15 | Didier Drogba | 97 | 209 | 3.08 | Efan Ekoku | 52 | 160 | 4.56 | Paul Scholes | 102 | 465 | ||||
2.17 | Robin van Persie | 77 | 167 | 3.12 | Paulo Wanchope | 50 | 156 | 4.59 | Steven Gerrard | 85 | 390 | ||||
2.19 | Andy Cole | 189 | 414 | 3.13 | Louis Saha | 82 | 257 | 4.64 | Jason Euell | 56 | 260 | ||||
2.23 | Eric Cantona | 70 | 156 | 3.14 | David Hirst | 43 | 135 | 4.71 | Mark Hughes | 63 | 297 | ||||
2.26 | Carlos Tevez | 70 | 158 | 3.19 | Peter Beardsley | 58 | 185 | 4.81 | Harry Kewell | 57 | 274 | ||||
2.27 | Jimmy Hasselbaink | 127 | 288 | 3.35 | Frederic Kanoute | 43 | 144 | 5.02 | Fredrik Ljungberg | 48 | 241 | ||||
2.27 | Darren Bent | 96 | 218 | 3.37 | Andrew Johnson | 51 | 172 | 5.06 | Nwankwo Kanu | 54 | 273 | ||||
2.28 | Emmanuel Adebayor | 64 | 146 | 3.39 | Craig Bellamy | 74 | 251 | 5.07 | Carlton Cole | 42 | 213 | ||||
2.32 | Robbie Fowler | 163 | 378 | 3.48 | Frank Lampard | 144 | 501 | 5.10 | Darius Vassell | 52 | 265 | ||||
2.33 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 84 | 196 | 3.48 | Gustavo Poyet | 54 | 188 | 5.10 | Kevin Davies | 83 | 423 | ||||
2.33 | Wayne Rooney | 126 | 294 | 3.51 | Andrei Kanchelskis | 43 | 151 | 5.51 | Ryan Giggs | 105 | 579 | ||||
2.36 | Les Ferdinand | 149 | 351 | 3.54 | Kevin Gallacher | 56 | 198 | 5.52 | Robbie Earle | 44 | 243 | ||||
2.48 | Dimitar Berbatov | 69 | 171 | 3.56 | James Beattie | 90 | 320 | 5.65 | Noel Whelan | 43 | 243 | ||||
2.58 | Ole Solskjaer | 91 | 235 | 3.57 | Julian Joachim | 42 | 150 | 5.92 | Kevin Nolan | 51 | 302 | ||||
2.61 | Mark Viduka | 92 | 240 | 3.57 | Gabriel Agbonlahor | 54 | 193 | 6.04 | Alan Smith | 45 | 272 | ||||
2.63 | Stan Collymore | 62 | 163 | 3.62 | Dennis Bergkamp | 87 | 315 | 6.09 | Paul Merson | 46 | 280 | ||||
2.67 | Matthew Le Tissier | 101 | 270 | 3.63 | Dean Holdsworth | 63 | 229 | 6.16 | Nolberto Solano | 49 | 302 | ||||
2.79 | Robbie Keane | 123 | 343 | 3.67 | Ian Rush | 48 | 176 | 6.39 | Graham Stuart | 46 | 294 | ||||
2.79 | Paolo Di Canio | 68 | 190 | 3.70 | Tim Cahill | 54 | 200 | 6.47 | Nicky Barmby | 53 | 343 | ||||
2.81 | Dion Dublin | 111 | 312 | 3.73 | Dirk Kuyt | 49 | 183 | 6.50 | Gary McAllister | 50 | 325 | ||||
2.81 | Yakubu Aiyegbeni | 81 | 228 | 3.84 | Eidur Gudjohnsen | 55 | 211 | 6.60 | Gary Speed | 81 | 535 | ||||
2.82 | Kevin Phillips | 92 | 259 | 3.88 | Gianfranco Zola | 59 | 229 | 6.67 | Damien Duff | 49 | 327 | ||||
2.82 | John Hartson | 55 | 155 | 3.97 | Duncan Ferguson | 68 | 270 | 6.71 | Steve McManaman | 41 | 275 | ||||
2.82 | Tony Cottee | 78 | 220 | 3.98 | Kevin Campbell | 82 | 326 | 6.96 | Lee Bowyer | 57 | 397 | ||||
2.85 | Teddy Sheringham | 147 | 419 | 3.98 | Juan Pablo Angel | 44 | 175 | 7.08 | Trevor Sinclair | 51 | 361 | ||||
2.86 | Nicholas Anelka | 123 | 352 | 4.00 | Steffen Iversen | 40 | 160 | 7.46 | Paul Ince | 41 | 306 | ||||
2.88 | Mark Bright | 50 | 144 | 4.09 | Brian Deane | 70 | 286 | 8.52 | Danny Murphy | 46 | 392 | ||||
10.76 | Gareth Barry | 41 | 441 | ||||||||||||
Players in BOLD = Active in the Premier League during season 2011-12. Statistics correct to 6th November 2011 (Matchday 11) | |||||||||||||||