| Place | Player | Matches | Goals | Penalties | First match | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miroslav Klose | 137 | 71 | 0 | 2001-03-24 | 2014-07-13 |
| 2 | Gerd Muller | 62 | 68 | 5 | 1966-10-12 | 1974-07-07 |
| 3 | Lukas Podolski | 130 | 49 | 3 | 2004-06-06 | 2017-03-22 |
| 4 | Jurgen Klinsmann | 108 | 47 | 3 | 1987-12-12 | 1998-07-04 |
| 4 | Rudi Voller | 90 | 47 | 1 | 1982-11-17 | 1994-07-10 |
| 6 | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | 95 | 45 | 3 | 1976-10-06 | 1986-06-29 |
| 6 | Thomas Muller | 131 | 45 | 2 | 2010-03-03 | 2024-07-05 |
| 8 | Uwe Seeler | 72 | 43 | 0 | 1954-10-16 | 1970-09-09 |
| 9 | Michael Ballack | 98 | 42 | 10 | 1999-04-28 | 2010-03-03 |
| 10 | Oliver Bierhoff | 70 | 37 | 2 | 1996-02-21 | 2002-06-30 |
| 11 | Fritz Walter | 61 | 33 | 2 | 1940-07-14 | 1958-06-24 |
| 12 | Klaus Fischer | 45 | 32 | 0 | 1977-04-27 | 1982-07-11 |
| 13 | Mario Gomez | 78 | 31 | 1 | 2007-02-07 | 2018-06-27 |
| 13 | Ernst Lehner | 65 | 31 | 2 | 1933-11-19 | 1942-11-01 |
| 15 | Andreas Moller | 85 | 29 | 0 | 1988-09-21 | 1999-02-09 |
| 16 | Edmund Conen | 28 | 27 | 1 | 1934-01-14 | 1942-05-03 |
| 17 | Serge Gnabry | 57 | 25 | 0 | 2016-11-11 | 2025-11-17 |
| 18 | Timo Werner | 57 | 24 | 0 | 2017-03-22 | 2023-03-28 |
| 18 | Bastian Schweinsteiger | 121 | 24 | 5 | 2004-06-06 | 2016-08-31 |
| 20 | Richard Hofmann | 25 | 23 | 1 | 1927-10-02 | 1933-03-19 |
| 20 | Lothar Matthaus | 150 | 23 | 6 | 1980-06-14 | 2000-06-20 |
| 20 | Mesut Ozil | 92 | 23 | 5 | 2009-02-11 | 2018-06-27 |
| 23 | Andre Schurrle | 57 | 22 | 0 | 2010-11-17 | 2017-03-26 |
| 24 | Helmut Rahn | 40 | 21 | 0 | 1951-11-21 | 1960-04-27 |
| 24 | Max Morlock | 26 | 21 | 0 | 1950-11-22 | 1958-12-28 |
| 26 | Karl Hohmann | 26 | 20 | 0 | 1930-09-07 | 1937-06-25 |
| 26 | Ulf Kirsten | 51 | 20 | 0 | 1992-10-14 | 2000-06-20 |
| 26 | Kai Havertz | 55 | 20 | 3 | 2018-09-09 | 2024-11-19 |
| 29 | Kevin Kuranyi | 52 | 19 | 0 | 2003-03-29 | 2008-09-06 |
| 29 | Ilkay Gundogan | 82 | 19 | 7 | 2011-10-11 | 2024-07-05 |
| 31 | Pierre Littbarski | 73 | 18 | 0 | 1981-10-14 | 1990-07-08 |
| 32 | Helmut Schon | 16 | 17 | 0 | 1937-11-21 | 1941-10-05 |
| 32 | Toni Kroos | 114 | 17 | 3 | 2010-03-03 | 2024-07-05 |
| 32 | Otto Siffling | 31 | 17 | 0 | 1934-05-27 | 1938-04-24 |
| 32 | Klaus Allofs | 56 | 17 | 0 | 1978-10-11 | 1988-03-31 |
| 32 | Wolfgang Overath | 81 | 17 | 0 | 1963-09-28 | 1974-07-07 |
| 32 | Mario Gotze | 66 | 17 | 0 | 2010-11-17 | 2023-03-25 |
| 38 | Leroy Sane | 72 | 16 | 0 | 2015-11-13 | 2025-11-17 |
| 38 | Karl-Heinz Riedle | 42 | 16 | 0 | 1988-08-31 | 1994-09-07 |
| 38 | Willi Hahnemann | 23 | 16 | 0 | 1938-06-04 | 1941-12-07 |
| 41 | Hans Schafer | 39 | 15 | 0 | 1952-11-09 | 1962-06-10 |
| 41 | Marco Reus | 48 | 15 | 0 | 2011-10-07 | 2021-11-11 |
| 41 | Leon Goretzka | 67 | 15 | 0 | 2014-05-13 | 2025-11-17 |
| 44 | Franz Beckenbauer | 103 | 14 | 0 | 1965-09-26 | 1977-02-23 |
| 44 | Jupp Heynckes | 39 | 14 | 0 | 1967-02-22 | 1976-11-17 |
| 44 | Niclas Fullkrug | 24 | 14 | 1 | 2022-11-16 | 2025-06-08 |
| 44 | Tull Harder | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1914-04-05 | 1926-12-12 |
| 48 | Helmut Haller | 33 | 13 | 1 | 1958-09-24 | 1970-06-03 |
| 48 | Ernst Willimowski | 8 | 13 | 0 | 1941-06-01 | 1942-11-22 |
| 48 | Gottfried Fuchs | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1911-03-26 | 1913-11-23 |