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Eller vs Ditka

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EllerWinner
88.1

Eller wins: Longevity

Ditka
88.1

Ditka wins: Peak, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Carl Eller
88.1

Eller leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Purple People Eater with 133.5 unofficial career sacks.

1. Carl Eller
88.1
2. Mike Ditka
88.1

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. 🇺🇸 Mike Ditka5 seasons played · career day 1,825411 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Carl Eller5 seasons played · career day 1,826316 touchdowns
-23.1% vs Ditka at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Eller0050107240674
🇺🇸 Ditka0060157411663

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.

MetricEllerRetiredDitkaRetired
Unofficial career sacks133
Pro Bowls65
All-Pro selections5
Super Bowl appearances4
Seasons played16
Career receptions427
Receiving yards5,812
NFL titles1
Rookie of the Year awards1
Dominance w25%8686
Peak w20%9294
Longevity w20%8882
Honours w20%8488
Statistics w15%9292

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Eller88.1
Ditka88.1
The people
Eller
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