Who is better, Roethlisberger or Sharpe?
Ben Roethlisberger leads with a GOAT score of 81.7 against 81.7 for Sterling Sharpe — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Roethlisberger vs Sharpe
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GOAT Rank currently scores Ben Roethlisberger and Sterling Sharpe level at 81.7. Ben Roethlisberger leads on Longevity. Sterling Sharpe leads on Dominance, Peak, Statistics.
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RoethlisbergerWinner
81.7Roethlisberger wins: Longevity
Sharpe
81.7Sharpe wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Ben Roethlisberger
81.7
Roethlisberger leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Ben Roethlisberger
2. Sterling Sharpe
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. 🇺🇸 Ben Roethlisberger5 seasons played · career day 1,82614,974 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Sterling Sharpe5 seasons played · career day 1,8266,203 touchdowns
-58.6% vs Roethlisberger at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Roethlisberger | 0 | 0 | 2,621 | 5,006 | 11,673 | 29,844 |
| 🇺🇸 Sharpe | 0 | 0 | 791 | 2,214 | 4,742 | 8,596 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | RoethlisbergerRetired | SharpeRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Super Bowl titles | 2 | — |
| Passing yards | 64,088 | — |
| Passing touchdowns | 418 | — |
| Pro Bowls | 6 | 5 |
| Regular-season wins | 165 | — |
| Reception titles | — | 3 |
| Career receiving yards | — | 8,134 |
| Receiving touchdowns | — | 65 |
| Career receptions | — | 595 |
| Dominance w25% | 74 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 84 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 62 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 90 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Roethlisberger81.7
Sharpe81.7
The people
Roethlisberger
Sharpe
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Where does Sharpe beat Roethlisberger?
Sharpe scores higher on peak, dominance, statistics. Roethlisberger leads on longevity.
How is the Roethlisberger vs Sharpe score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Roethlisberger: 81.7, Sharpe: 81.7.
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