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Layne vs Randle

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LayneWinner
88.1

Layne wins: Honours

Randle
88.1

Randle wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Bobby Layne
88.1

Layne leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Led Detroit to three NFL championships in the 1950s.

1. Bobby Layne
88.1
2. John Randle
88.1

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. 🇺🇸 John Randle5 seasons played · career day 1,825329 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Bobby Layne5 seasons played · career day 1,826311 touchdowns
-5.5% vs Randle at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Layne004599232664
🇺🇸 Randle0050108329687

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.

MetricLayneRetiredRandleRetired
NFL titles3
Passing yards26,768
Pro Bowls67
Passing touchdowns196
Seasons played1514
Career sacks137
Consecutive double-digit sack seasons8
All-Pro selections6
Dominance w25%8486
Peak w20%9294
Longevity w20%8686
Honours w20%9084
Statistics w15%9092

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Layne88.1
Randle88.1
The people
Layne
Randle

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