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Muñoz vs Peterson

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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
🇺🇸 Muñoz00163257133
🇺🇸 Peterson001,3413,1016,75211,675

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.

MetricMuñozRetiredPetersonRetired
Pro Bowls117
All-Pro First Teams9
Offensive Lineman of the Year3
Super Bowl appearances2
Games started185
Hall of Fame inductions1
MVP awards1
Rushing yards14,918
Rushing titles3
Offensive Player of the Year1
Rushing touchdowns120
Dominance w25%8482
Peak w20%8892
Longevity w20%8684
Honours w20%8280
Statistics w15%8492

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

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