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Bell vs Youngblood

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BellWinner
87.7

Bell wins: Honours

Youngblood
87.7

Youngblood wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Bobby Bell
87.7

Bell leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Super Bowl IV champion and a Hall of Fame Chiefs linebacker.

1. Bobby Bell
87.7
2. Jack Youngblood
87.7

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. 🇺🇸 Jack Youngblood5 seasons played · career day 1,82544 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Bobby Bell5 seasons played · career day 1,82515 touchdowns
-65.9% vs Youngblood at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Bell00131533
🇺🇸 Youngblood00264492

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.

MetricBellRetiredYoungbloodRetired
Super Bowl titles1
Pro Bowls97
Career interceptions26
Defensive touchdowns9
Games played168
Consecutive starts201
Career sacks151.5
First-team All-Pro selections5
Seasons played14
Dominance w25%8484
Peak w20%9292
Longevity w20%8690
Honours w20%8884
Statistics w15%9090

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GOAT Rank · the data
Bell87.7
Youngblood87.7
The people
Bell
Youngblood

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