Who is better, Brady or Sayers?
Tom Brady leads with a GOAT score of 97.2 against 84.3 for Gale Sayers — a gap of 12.9 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Brady vs Sayers
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Tom Brady above Gale Sayers: 97.2 vs 84.3. Tom Brady leads on Longevity, Honours, Dominance. Gale Sayers leads on Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
BradyWinner
97.2Brady wins: Dominance, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Sayers
84.3Sayers wins: Peak
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Tom Brady
97.2
Brady leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Tom Brady
2. Gale Sayers
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
Through age 24 · Form index per season
1. 🇺🇸 Tom Brady18 touchdowns
1 season by age 24 · 18 per season
Setting the pace at age 24
No verified birth date for Sayers — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 24, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | BradyRetired · Tampa Bay Buccaneers | SayersRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Super Bowl rings | 7 | — |
| Super Bowl MVP | 5 | — |
| League MVP | 3 | — |
| Passing yards | 89,214 | — |
| Passing touchdowns | 649 | — |
| Pro Bowls | 15 | 4 |
| Rushing titles | — | 2 |
| Touchdowns in one game | — | 6 |
| Rookie-season touchdowns | — | 22 |
| All-purpose yards | — | 9,435 |
| Dominance w25% | 98 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 93 | 98 |
| Longevity w20% | 100 | 62 |
| Honours w20% | 99 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 95 | 90 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Brady97.2
Sayers84.3
FAQ
Where does Sayers beat Brady?
Sayers scores higher on peak. Brady leads on dominance, honours, statistics, longevity.
How is the Brady vs Sayers score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Brady: 97.2, Sayers: 84.3.
What do you think?
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