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Kinard vs Van Buren

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KinardWinner
83.6

Kinard wins: Longevity

Van Buren
83.5

Van Buren wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Bruiser Kinard
83.6

Kinard leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. All-Pro tackle in both the NFL and the AAFC and a Hall of Famer.

1. Bruiser Kinard
83.6
2. Steve Van Buren
83.5

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. 🇺🇸 Steve Van Buren5 seasons played · career day 1,8263,758 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Bruiser Kinard5 seasons played · career day 1,82543 touchdowns
-98.9% vs Van Buren at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Kinard008174373
🇺🇸 Van Buren004441,2762,8135,860

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.

MetricKinardRetiredVan BurenRetired
First-team All-Pro selections5
AAFC championships1
Seasons played9
Leagues named All-Pro in2
Hall of Fame inductions1
NFL championships2
Rushing titles4
All-Pro first teams5
Career rushing yards5,860
Career touchdowns77
Dominance w25%8086
Peak w20%9092
Longevity w20%7866
Honours w20%8486
Statistics w15%8888

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GOAT Rank · the data
Kinard83.6
Van Buren83.5
The people
Kinard
Van Buren

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