Who is better, Brady or Lott?
Tom Brady leads with a GOAT score of 97.2 against 85.9 for Ronnie Lott — a gap of 11.3 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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GOAT Rank currently ranks Tom Brady above Ronnie Lott: 97.2 vs 85.9. Tom Brady leads on Longevity, Dominance, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →Brady wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Lott wins: no category outright
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Brady leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
Setting the pace at age 24
No verified birth date for Lott — 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 | LottRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Super Bowl rings | 7 | — |
| Super Bowl MVP | 5 | — |
| League MVP | 3 | — |
| Passing yards | 89,214 | — |
| Passing touchdowns | 649 | — |
| Pro Bowls | 15 | 10 |
| Super Bowl titles | — | 4 |
| Interceptions | — | 63 |
| All-Pro First Teams | — | 6 |
| Defensive touchdowns | — | 9 |
| Career tackles | — | 1,146 |
| Dominance w25% | 98 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 93 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 100 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 99 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 95 | 86 |
Tom Brady leads with a GOAT score of 97.2 against 85.9 for Ronnie Lott — a gap of 11.3 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
Lott does not lead any of the five categories; Brady is ahead or level on all of them.
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Brady: 97.2, Lott: 85.9.
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