See also most games without a goal.
To end 2025
| VFL/AFL | AFLW | ||
VFL/AFL
Most goals per game (minimum 50 games)
| Player | Games | Goals | Goals per game |
| Fred Fanning | 104 | 411 | 3.951 |
| George Margitich | 75 | 267 | 3.560 |
| Darren Bennett | 74 | 208 | 2.810 |
| Harry Harker | 54 | 146 | 2.703 |
| Robert C Johnson | 113 | 302 | 2.672 |
| Norm Smith | 210 | 546 | 2.600 |
| Ron Baggott | 133 | 308 | 2.315 |
| Harry Brereton | 85 | 187 | 2.200 |
| Jeff Farmer | 118 | 259 | 2.194 |
| Jesse Hogan | 71 | 152 | 2.140 |
| David Neitz | 306 | 631 | 2.062 |
| Bob McKenzie | 125 | 254 | 2.032 |
| Noel Clarke | 77 | 155 | 2.012 |
| Athol Webb | 74 | 146 | 1.972 |
| Robert B Johnson | 140 | 267 | 1.907 |
| Garry Lyon | 226 | 426 | 1.884 |
| Russell Robertson | 228 | 428 | 1.877 |
| Jeff Garlett | 78 | 138 | 1.769 |
| Ian Ridley | 130 | 228 | 1.753 |
| Jack Mueller | 216 | 378 | 1.750 |
Allen Jakovich averaged 4.276 over 47 games, Mark Jackson 3.707 over 41 and Harry Davie 3.265 over 49.
Fewest goals per game (minimum 50 MFC games)
| Player | Games | Goals | Goals per game |
| Tony Sullivan | 191 | 1 | 0.005 |
| Col McLean | 138 | 1 | 0.007 |
| Ian Thorogood | 93 | 1 | 0.010 |
| Frank Davis | 168 | 2 | 0.011 |
| Brian Roet | 88 | 1 | 0.011 |
| Oscar McDonald | 81 | 1 | 0.012 |
| Ken Melville | 71 | 1 | 0.014 |
| Nathan Carroll | 71 | 1 | 0.014 |
| Jake Lever | 130 | 2 | 0.015 |
| Daniel Bell | 66 | 1 | 0.015 |
| Colin Wilson | 63 | 1 | 0.015 |
| Matthew Warnock | 55 | 1 | 0.018 |
| Peter Hamilton | 52 | 1 | 0.019 |
| Max Spittle | 50 | 1 | 0.020 |
| Gordon Ogden | 134 | 3 | 0.022 |
| Steven May | 128 | 3 | 0.023 |
| Don Williams | 205 | 5 | 0.024 |
| Ray Usher | 82 | 2 | 0.024 |
| Shane McGrath | 118 | 3 | 0.025 |
| Brian Leahy | 79 | 2 | 0.025 |
| Tony Anderson | 75 | 2 | 0.026 |
| Michael Hibberd | 113 | 3 | 0.026 |
| Alistair Nicholson | 110 | 3 | 0.027 |
| Ted Thomas | 104 | 3 | 0.028 |
| Joe Pearce | 152 | 5 | 0.032 |
| Dan Moriarty | 62 | 2 | 0.032 |
AFLW
Most goals per game (minimum 20 games)
| Player | Games | Goals | Goals per game |
| Kate Hore | 93 | 105 | 1.129 |
| Tayla Harris | 48 | 48 | 1.000 |
| Eden Zanker | 77 | 86 | 0.895 |
| Alyssa Bannan | 74 | 62 | 0.837 |
| Tegan Cunningham | 32 | 25 | 0.781 |
| Georgia Gall | 22 | 13 | 0.5909 |
| Shelley Scott | 49 | 26 | 0.530 |
| Daisy Pearce | 55 | 25 | 0.454 |
| Aliesha Newman | 25 | 11 | 0.440 |
| Ryleigh Wotherspoon | 23 | 9 | 0.391 |
Fewest goals per game (minimum 20 games)
| Player | Games | Goals | Goals per game |
| Tahlia Gillard | 49 | 1 | 0.020 |
| Maeve Chaplin | 45 | 1 | 0.022 |
| Harriet Cordner | 25 | 1 | 0.040 |
| Sinead Goldrick | 61 | 3 | 0.049 |
| Shelley Heath | 53 | 4 | 0.076 |
| Sarah Lampard | 78 | 6 | 0.076 |
| Eliza West | 36 | 3 | 0.083 |
| Katherine Smith | 21 | 1 | 0.095 |
| Lily Mithen | 82 | 8 | 0.097 |
| Chantel Emonson | 22 | 3 | 0.136 |