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Parker vs Janikowski

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ParkerWinner
83.8

Parker wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Janikowski
83.6

Janikowski wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Ace Parker
83.8

Parker leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. NFL MVP in 1940 as a two-way tailback for Brooklyn.

1. Ace Parker
83.8
2. Sebastian Janikowski
83.6

Category breakdown

Season form · Touchdowns per season

Career timeline · Touchdowns per season

Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.

GOAT pace tracker

Career stage · GOAT pace

Through season 5 · Touchdowns per season
1. 🇺🇸 Ace Parker5 seasons played · career day 1,825378 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇵🇱 Sebastian Janikowski5 seasons played · career day 1,826119 touchdowns
-68.5% vs Parker at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Parker0050115378620
🇵🇱 Janikowski00224597209

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.

MetricParkerRetiredJanikowskiRetired
NFL MVP awards1
All-Pro selections3
Career passing yards4,744
Career interceptions17
Seasons played918
Career points1,913
Field goals made436
Longest field goal (yards)63
Pro Bowls1
Dominance w25%8276
Peak w20%9288
Longevity w20%7692
Honours w20%8474
Statistics w15%8692

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GOAT Rank · the data
Parker83.8
Janikowski83.6
The people
Parker
Janikowski

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