Who is better, Peterson or Mahomes?
Adrian Peterson leads with a GOAT score of 85.5 against 85.4 for Patrick Mahomes — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Peterson vs Mahomes
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Adrian Peterson above Patrick Mahomes: 85.5 vs 85.4. Adrian Peterson leads on Longevity. Patrick Mahomes leads on Dominance, Honours, Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
PetersonWinner
85.5Peterson wins: Longevity
Mahomes
85.4Mahomes wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Adrian Peterson
85.5
Peterson leads in 1 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Adrian Peterson
2. Patrick Mahomes
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Through age 23 · Form index per season
1. 🇺🇸 Patrick Mahomes50 touchdowns
1 season by age 23 · 50 per season
Setting the pace at age 23
No verified birth date for Peterson — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 23, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | PetersonRetired | MahomesActive · Kansas City Chiefs |
|---|---|---|
| MVP awards | 1 | — |
| Rushing yards | 14,918 | — |
| Rushing titles | 3 | — |
| Pro Bowls | 7 | 7 |
| Offensive Player of the Year | 1 | — |
| Rushing touchdowns | 120 | — |
| Super Bowl rings | — | 3 |
| Super Bowl MVP | — | 3 |
| League MVP | — | 2 |
| Passing yards | — | 32,000 |
| Passing touchdowns | — | 245 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 93 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 97 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 58 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 93 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Peterson85.5
Mahomes85.4
FAQ
Where does Mahomes beat Peterson?
Mahomes scores higher on peak, dominance, honours, statistics. Peterson leads on longevity.
How is the Peterson vs Mahomes score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Peterson: 85.5, Mahomes: 85.4.
What do you think?
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