Who is better, Bailey or Adderley?
Herb Adderley 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 Adderley
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Herb Adderley above Champ Bailey: 89.9 vs 89.8. Herb Adderley leads on Honours. Champ Bailey leads on Longevity, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
AdderleyWinner
89.9Adderley wins: Honours
Bailey
89.8Bailey wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Herb Adderley
89.9
Adderley leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Herb Adderley
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. 🇺🇸 Herb Adderley5 seasons played · career day 1,825342 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Champ Bailey5 seasons played · career day 1,825334 touchdowns
-2.3% vs Adderley at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Bailey | 0 | 0 | 55 | 116 | 334 | 693 |
| 🇺🇸 Adderley | 0 | 0 | 50 | 109 | 342 | 670 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
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GOAT Rank · the data
Adderley89.9
Bailey89.8
FAQ
Where does Bailey beat Adderley?
Bailey scores higher on statistics, longevity. Adderley leads on honours.
How is the Bailey vs Adderley score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Bailey: 89.8, Adderley: 89.9.
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