Who is better, Belichick or Baugh?
Bill Belichick leads with a GOAT score of 95.7 against 92.3 for Sammy Baugh — a gap of 3.4 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Belichick vs Baugh
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Bill Belichick above Sammy Baugh: 95.7 vs 92.3. Bill Belichick leads on Longevity, Honours, Dominance.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
BelichickWinner
95.7Belichick wins: Dominance, Longevity, Honours
Baugh
92.3Baugh wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Sammy Baugh
92.3
Baugh leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
Belichick — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
1. Bill Belichick
2. Sammy Baugh
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. 🇺🇸 Sammy Baugh5 seasons played · career day 1,825330 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Bill Belichick5 seasons played · career day 7,669212 touchdowns
-35.8% vs Baugh at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Belichick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 🇺🇸 Baugh | 0 | 0 | 50 | 108 | 330 | 695 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BelichickRetired | BaughRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Super Bowl titles as head coach | 6 | — |
| Super Bowl titles as assistant | 2 | — |
| Career coaching wins | 302 | — |
| AP NFL Coach of the Year awards | 3 | — |
| Seasons as a head coach | 29 | — |
| NFL titles | — | 2 |
| Passing titles | — | 6 |
| Punting average | — | 45 |
| Career interceptions on defence | — | 31 |
| Seasons played | — | 16 |
| Dominance w25% | 96 | 92 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 95 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 97 | 92 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 94 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Belichick95.7
Baugh92.3
FAQ
Where does Baugh beat Belichick?
Baugh does not lead any of the five categories; Belichick is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Belichick vs Baugh score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Belichick: 95.7, Baugh: 92.3.
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