Who is better, Johnson or Stephenson?
Calvin Johnson leads with a GOAT score of 82.4 against 82.3 for Dwight Stephenson — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Johnson vs Stephenson
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Calvin Johnson above Dwight Stephenson: 82.4 vs 82.3. Calvin Johnson leads on Longevity, Statistics. Dwight Stephenson leads on Dominance, Honours, Peak.
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JohnsonWinner
82.4Johnson wins: Longevity, Statistics
Stephenson
82.3Stephenson wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
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Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Calvin Johnson
82.4
Johnson leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Calvin Johnson
2. Dwight Stephenson
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
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Form index per season1. 🇺🇸 Calvin Johnson5 seasons played · career day 1,8255,872 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Dwight Stephenson5 seasons played · career day 1,82616 touchdowns
-99.7% vs Johnson at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Johnson | 0 | 0 | 756 | 2,087 | 5,872 | 11,619 |
| 🇺🇸 Stephenson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 28 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | JohnsonRetired | StephensonRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Single-season receiving yards | 1,964 | — |
| Pro Bowls | 6 | 5 |
| All-Pro First Teams | 3 | — |
| Receiving yards | 11,619 | — |
| Receiving touchdowns | 83 | — |
| 1,000-yard seasons | 6 | — |
| First-team All-Pro selections | — | 4 |
| Games played | — | 114 |
| Seasons played | — | 8 |
| All-Decade team selections | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 72 | 62 |
| Honours w20% | 78 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Johnson82.4
Stephenson82.3
FAQ
Where does Stephenson beat Johnson?
Stephenson scores higher on peak, dominance, honours. Johnson leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Johnson vs Stephenson score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Johnson: 82.4, Stephenson: 82.3.
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