Who is better, Brady or Van Buren?
Tom Brady leads with a GOAT score of 97.2 against 83.5 for Steve Van Buren — a gap of 13.7 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Brady vs Van Buren
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Tom Brady above Steve Van Buren: 97.2 vs 83.5. Tom Brady leads on Longevity, Honours, Dominance.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
BradyWinner
97.2Brady wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Van Buren
83.5Van Buren wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Tom Brady
97.2
Brady leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Tom Brady
2. Steve Van Buren
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 Van Buren — 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 | Van BurenRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Super Bowl rings | 7 | — |
| Super Bowl MVP | 5 | — |
| League MVP | 3 | — |
| Passing yards | 89,214 | — |
| Passing touchdowns | 649 | — |
| Pro Bowls | 15 | — |
| NFL championships | — | 2 |
| Rushing titles | — | 4 |
| All-Pro first teams | — | 5 |
| Career rushing yards | — | 5,860 |
| Career touchdowns | — | 77 |
| Dominance w25% | 98 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 93 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 100 | 66 |
| Honours w20% | 99 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 95 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Brady97.2
Van Buren83.5
FAQ
Where does Van Buren beat Brady?
Van Buren does not lead any of the five categories; Brady is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Brady vs Van Buren score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Brady: 97.2, Van Buren: 83.5.
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