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Sanders vs Witten

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SandersWinner
82.8

Sanders wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Witten
82.8

Witten wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Charlie Sanders
82.8

Sanders leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Seven-time Pro Bowl tight end for Detroit in the 1970s.

1. Charlie Sanders
82.8
2. Jason Witten
82.8

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. 🇺🇸 Jason Witten5 seasons played · career day 1,8253,983 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Charlie Sanders5 seasons played · career day 1,826360 touchdowns
-91.0% vs Witten at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Sanders0050111266618
🇺🇸 Witten003471,3273,9837,909

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.

MetricSandersRetiredWittenRetired
Pro Bowls7
Career receptions3361,228
Receiving yards4,817
Receiving touchdowns31
Seasons played1017
Pro Bowl selections11
Career receiving yards13,046
All-Pro first teams2
Dominance w25%8074
Peak w20%8884
Longevity w20%7890
Honours w20%8280
Statistics w15%8890

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GOAT Rank · the data
Sanders82.8
Witten82.8
The people
Sanders
Witten

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