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Hinkle vs Smith

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HinkleWinner
87.0

Hinkle wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Smith
86.9

Smith wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Clarke Hinkle
87.0

Hinkle leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Two-way star who retired as the NFL's leading rusher and won two titles.

1. Clarke Hinkle
87.0
2. Emmitt Smith
86.9

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. 🇺🇸 Emmitt Smith5 seasons played · career day 1,8257,183 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Clarke Hinkle5 seasons played · career day 1,826342 touchdowns
-95.2% vs Smith at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Hinkle0050109255642
🇺🇸 Smith009372,5007,18312,566

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.

MetricHinkleRetiredSmithRetired
NFL titles2
Career rushing yards3,86018,355
All-Pro selections4
Career points379
Seasons played10
Super Bowl titles3
MVP awards1
Rushing titles4
Rushing touchdowns164
Pro Bowls8
Dominance w25%8684
Peak w20%9288
Longevity w20%8088
Honours w20%8886
Statistics w15%9090

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GOAT Rank · the data
Hinkle87.0
Smith86.9
The people
Hinkle
Smith

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