Alessandro Del Piero vs Franco Baresi: Stats Compared
Second Striker, Italy (born 1974, retired 2014) · Sweeper / Centre-Back, Italy (born 1960, retired 1997)
Put Alessandro Del Piero and Franco Baresi side by side and you have a genuine generational conversation. Different decades shaped different demands, and both adapted to theirs brilliantly. Alessandro Del Piero finishes with 357 career goals from 867 games — a 0.41 strike rate — against Franco Baresi's 19 from 800 at 0.02 per match. Reliable assist tallies simply do not exist for large stretches of their careers, leaving creativity to the eye rather than the spreadsheet. Alessandro Del Piero departs the game with 10 major pieces of silverware, including 1× FIFA World Cup (2006); Franco Baresi with 18, including 3× European Cup (1989, 1990, 1994). Across the 1990s and the 1980s respectively, their clinical and commanding styles captured the spirit of very different footballing times. Their routes to the top were distinct: Alessandro Del Piero built his reputation across Padova, Juventus, Sydney FC, Delhi Dynamos, peaking around 1998, while Franco Baresi reached his defining level around 1989 after spells with AC Milan. Each, in his own way, set a standard the other is measured against.
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Player profiles
Juventus icon who holds the club's all-time goals and appearances records; 2006 World Cup winner with Italy.
“A gifted second striker with imagination, free-kick craft and trademark curling finishes from the left channel.”
AC Milan icon who spent his entire 20-year career at the club; three-time European Cup winner and 1994 World Cup finalist with Italy.
“A peerless sweeper whose reading, tackling and leadership built a defensive dynasty at Milan.”
Head-to-head stats
Career goals by season
Representative career seasons — goals per season for each player across their documented clubs.
Attribute radar
Attribute ratings are peak-era, 0–100. Different positions naturally skew the profile.
Attribute comparison
Trophy breakdown
- 1× FIFA World Cup (2006)
- 1× UEFA Champions League (1996)
- 1× UEFA Intertoto Cup (1999)
- 6× Serie A
- 1× Coppa Italia (1995)
- 3× European Cup (1989, 1990, 1994)
- 6× Serie A (1979, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996)
- 4× Supercoppa Italiana
- 3× UEFA Super Cup
- 2× Intercontinental Cup (1989, 1990)
Trophy distribution
Career milestones
- 1991 Padova debut
- 1993 Joined Juventus
- 1996 Won the Champions League with Juventus
- 1998 Suffered a serious knee injury against Udinese
- 2006 Stayed at Juventus in Serie B after Calciopoli
- 2006 World Cup winner with Italy
- 2012 Left Juventus after 19 seasons for Sydney FC
- 1977 AC Milan debut aged 17
- 1979 First Scudetto with Milan
- 1980 Stayed at Milan in Serie B after the betting scandal
- 1989 First European Cup with Milan
- 1994 Won the Champions League conceding just 15 goals in 30 league games
- 1997 Retired aged 37 with the number 6 shirt retired in his honour
The verdict
On balance Franco Baresi edges the comparison. The margin is a clear margin, decided mostly by a weightier trophy cabinet.
Franco Baresi edges it (a clear margin)
