Carrying on, the leading scorers are:Puskas-Hungary(last cap 1956)- 84 goals in 89 games;Pele-Brazil(1971)-77(91);Koscis-Hungary(1956)-75(68);Muller-Germany(1974)-68(62); and Batistuta - Argentina(current)-56(78). To correct for differences in eras, I grouped the 86 players (with some restrictions -more later) who have scored 30 goals or more into five eras;1950s, 1960s,1970s,1980s and 1990s on. The average goals per game of the scorers in these eras are, respectively; 0.73, 0.69, 0.59, 0.46 and 0.48. The average for the entire sample is 0.53. To correct for era, each scorers goals are multiplied by the ratio of their era's goals per game ratio to the overall (0.53). This results in the following. Puskas drops to 62 "equivalent goals", Pele to 69,Koscis to 55, Muller to 61 and Batistuta rises to 63, edging out Puskas for second spot. While there's much, much more to report from this and related analyses, I would think most fans (except those who follow the Argentinian closely) would be surprised to rank Batistuta so highly.