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Nagurski vs Grimm

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NagurskiWinner
85.4

Nagurski wins: Dominance, Peak

Grimm
85.4

Grimm wins: Longevity, Honours, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Bronko Nagurski
85.4

Nagurski leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Bears power runner who won three NFL championships and became a legend of the 1930s.

1. Bronko Nagurski
85.4
2. Russ Grimm
85.4

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. 🇺🇸 Russ Grimm5 seasons played · career day 1,825363 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Bronko Nagurski5 seasons played · career day 1,825344 touchdowns
-5.2% vs Grimm at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Nagurski0050109344690
🇺🇸 Grimm0050111363652

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.

MetricNagurskiRetiredGrimmRetired
NFL titles3
First-team All-Pro selections4
Rushing yards4,031
Rushing touchdowns25
Seasons played911
Super Bowl titles3
Pro Bowls4
All-Pro selections4
Playoff games20
Dominance w25%8882
Peak w20%9490
Longevity w20%7480
Honours w20%8690
Statistics w15%8486

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GOAT Rank · the data
Nagurski85.4
Grimm85.4
The people
Nagurski
Grimm

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