Who is better, Bailey or Carter?
Cris Carter leads with a GOAT score of 89.9 against 89.8 for Champ Bailey — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Bailey vs Carter
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Cris Carter above Champ Bailey: 89.9 vs 89.8. Cris Carter leads on Statistics, Peak. Champ Bailey leads on Dominance, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
CarterWinner
89.9Carter wins: Peak, Statistics
Bailey
89.8Bailey wins: Dominance, Honours
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Time range
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Cris Carter
89.9
Carter leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Cris Carter
2. Champ Bailey
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. 🇺🇸 Champ Bailey5 seasons played · career day 1,825334 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Cris Carter5 seasons played · career day 1,825283 touchdowns
-15.3% vs Bailey at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Bailey | 0 | 0 | 55 | 116 | 334 | 693 |
| 🇺🇸 Carter | 0 | 0 | 45 | 96 | 283 | 613 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BaileyRetired | CarterRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Pro Bowls | 12 | 8 |
| Interceptions | 52 | — |
| Passes defended | 203 | — |
| First-team All-Pro selections | 3 | — |
| Seasons played | 15 | — |
| Career receptions | — | 1,101 |
| Receiving touchdowns | — | 130 |
| Receiving yards | — | 13,899 |
| Consecutive 100-catch seasons | — | 4 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 96 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Carter89.9
Bailey89.8
FAQ
Where does Bailey beat Carter?
Bailey scores higher on dominance, honours. Carter leads on peak, statistics.
How is the Bailey vs Carter score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Bailey: 89.8, Carter: 89.9.
What do you think?
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