Who is better, Faneca or DeLamielleure?
Alan Faneca leads with a GOAT score of 85.8 against 85.8 for Joe DeLamielleure — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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GOAT Rank currently scores Alan Faneca and Joe DeLamielleure level at 85.8. Alan Faneca leads on Longevity, Honours. Joe DeLamielleure leads on Dominance, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →Faneca wins: Longevity, Honours
DeLamielleure wins: Dominance, Statistics
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Faneca leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Faneca | 0 | 0 | 10 | 26 | 74 | 138 |
| 🇺🇸 DeLamielleure | 0 | 0 | 50 | 111 | 363 | 681 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | FanecaRetired | DeLamielleureRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Super Bowl titles | 1 | — |
| Pro Bowls | 9 | 6 |
| First-team All-Pro selections | 6 | — |
| Games started | 201 | — |
| Seasons played | 13 | 13 |
| All-Pro selections | — | 6 |
| Consecutive games played | — | 185 |
| Playoff appearances | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 88 |
Alan Faneca leads with a GOAT score of 85.8 against 85.8 for Joe DeLamielleure — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
DeLamielleure scores higher on dominance, statistics. Faneca leads on honours, longevity.
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Faneca: 85.8, DeLamielleure: 85.8.
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