Who is better, Howley or Blood?
Chuck Howley leads with a GOAT score of 86.5 against 86.5 for Johnny Blood — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Howley vs Blood
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Chuck Howley and Johnny Blood level at 86.5. Chuck Howley leads on Honours. Johnny Blood leads on Longevity.
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HowleyWinner
86.5Howley wins: Honours
Blood
86.5Blood wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Chuck Howley
86.5
Howley leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Chuck Howley
2. Johnny Blood
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. 🇺🇸 Johnny Blood5 seasons played · career day 1,82522 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Chuck Howley5 seasons played · career day 1,8257 touchdowns
-68.2% vs Blood at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Howley | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 26 |
| 🇺🇸 Blood | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 45 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | HowleyRetired | BloodRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Super Bowl MVP awards | 1 | — |
| Super Bowl titles | 1 | — |
| Pro Bowls | 6 | — |
| Career interceptions | 25 | — |
| Fumble recoveries | 18 | — |
| NFL championships | — | 4 |
| Career touchdowns | — | 49 |
| Games played | — | 106 |
| Seasons played | — | 14 |
| Receiving titles | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 88 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Howley86.5
Blood86.5
FAQ
Where does Blood beat Howley?
Blood scores higher on longevity. Howley leads on honours.
How is the Howley vs Blood score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Howley: 86.5, Blood: 86.5.
What do you think?
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