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Peterson vs Muñoz

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PetersonWinner
85.5

Peterson wins: Peak, Statistics

Muñoz
84.8

Muñoz wins: Dominance, Longevity, Honours

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Showing full careers. Pick a window to recalculate the selected period.

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Adrian Peterson
85.5

Peterson leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. 2,097 rushing yards in 2012, nine months after a knee reconstruction.

1. Adrian Peterson
85.5
2. Anthony Muñoz
84.8

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. 🇺🇸 Adrian Peterson5 seasons played · career day 1,8256,752 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Anthony Muñoz5 seasons played · career day 1,82673 touchdowns
-98.9% vs Peterson at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Peterson001,3413,1016,75211,675
🇺🇸 Muñoz00163257133

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.

MetricPetersonRetiredMuñozRetired
MVP awards1
Rushing yards14,918
Rushing titles3
Pro Bowls711
Offensive Player of the Year1
Rushing touchdowns120
All-Pro First Teams9
Offensive Lineman of the Year3
Super Bowl appearances2
Games started185
Hall of Fame inductions1
Dominance w25%8284
Peak w20%9288
Longevity w20%8486
Honours w20%8082
Statistics w15%9284

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GOAT Rank · the data
Peterson85.5
Muñoz84.8
The people
Peterson
Muñoz

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