Who is better, Faneca or Carmichael?
Alan Faneca leads with a GOAT score of 85.8 against 85.8 for Harold Carmichael — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Faneca vs Carmichael
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Alan Faneca and Harold Carmichael level at 85.8. Alan Faneca leads on Honours, Dominance. Harold Carmichael leads on Statistics, Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
FanecaWinner
85.8Faneca wins: Dominance, Honours
Carmichael
85.8Carmichael wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Alan Faneca
85.8
Faneca leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Alan Faneca
2. Harold Carmichael
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
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Form index per season1. 🇺🇸 Harold Carmichael5 seasons played · career day 1,825286 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Alan Faneca5 seasons played · career day 1,82574 touchdowns
-74.1% vs Carmichael at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Faneca | 0 | 0 | 10 | 26 | 74 | 138 |
| 🇺🇸 Carmichael | 0 | 0 | 45 | 96 | 286 | 626 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | FanecaRetired | CarmichaelRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Super Bowl titles | 1 | — |
| Pro Bowls | 9 | 4 |
| First-team All-Pro selections | 6 | — |
| Games started | 201 | — |
| Seasons played | 13 | — |
| Consecutive games with a catch | — | 127 |
| Career receptions | — | 590 |
| Receiving yards | — | 8,985 |
| Receiving touchdowns | — | 79 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 92 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Faneca85.8
Carmichael85.8
FAQ
Where does Carmichael beat Faneca?
Carmichael scores higher on statistics, longevity. Faneca leads on dominance, honours.
How is the Faneca vs Carmichael score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Faneca: 85.8, Carmichael: 85.8.
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