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George vs Blanda

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GOAT Rank currently ranks Bill George above George Blanda: 89.2 vs 89.1. Bill George leads on Dominance, Honours, Peak. George Blanda leads on Longevity, Statistics.

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GeorgeWinner
89.2

George wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Blanda
89.1

Blanda wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Category radar

Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Bill George
89.2

George leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.

1. Bill George
89.2
2. George Blanda
89.1

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 season
1. 🇺🇸 Bill George5 seasons played · career day 1,826316 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 George Blanda5 seasons played · career day 1,825215 touchdowns
-32.0% vs George at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 George0050107240672
🇺🇸 Blanda003574215458

Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.

MetricGeorgeRetiredBlandaRetired
Pro Bowls8—
All-Pro selections8—
NFL titles1—
Career interceptions18—
Seasons played1526
Career points—2,002
Passing touchdowns—236
AFL titles—2
AFL MVP awards—1
Dominance w25%8880
Peak w20%9290
Longevity w20%8899
Honours w20%9086
Statistics w15%8894

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
George89.2
Blanda89.1
The people
George
Blanda

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FAQ

Who is better, George or Blanda?

Bill George leads with a GOAT score of 89.2 against 89.1 for George Blanda — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.

Where does Blanda beat George?

Blanda scores higher on statistics, longevity. George leads on peak, dominance, honours.

How is the George vs Blanda score calculated?

Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. George: 89.2, Blanda: 89.1.

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