Who is better, Brady or Blount?
Tom Brady leads with a GOAT score of 97.2 against 91.5 for Mel Blount — a gap of 5.7 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Brady vs Blount
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Tom Brady above Mel Blount: 97.2 vs 91.5. Tom Brady leads on Longevity, Dominance, Honours. Mel Blount leads on Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
BradyWinner
97.2Brady wins: Dominance, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Blount
91.5Blount wins: Peak
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Time range
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Tom Brady
97.2
Brady leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Tom Brady
2. Mel Blount
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 Blount — 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 | BlountRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Super Bowl rings | 7 | — |
| Super Bowl MVP | 5 | — |
| League MVP | 3 | — |
| Passing yards | 89,214 | — |
| Passing touchdowns | 649 | — |
| Pro Bowls | 15 | 5 |
| Super Bowl titles | — | 4 |
| Career interceptions | — | 57 |
| Defensive Player of the Year awards | — | 1 |
| Consecutive games played | — | 200 |
| Dominance w25% | 98 | 90 |
| Peak w20% | 93 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 100 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 99 | 94 |
| Statistics w15% | 95 | 92 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Brady97.2
Blount91.5
FAQ
Where does Blount beat Brady?
Blount scores higher on peak. Brady leads on dominance, honours, statistics, longevity.
How is the Brady vs Blount score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Brady: 97.2, Blount: 91.5.
What do you think?
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