Who is better, Battles or Jefferson?
Cliff Battles leads with a GOAT score of 80.6 against 80.4 for Justin Jefferson — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Battles vs Jefferson
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Cliff Battles above Justin Jefferson: 80.6 vs 80.4. Cliff Battles leads on Longevity, Honours. Justin Jefferson leads on Statistics, Dominance.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
BattlesWinner
80.6Battles wins: Longevity, Honours
Jefferson
80.4Jefferson wins: Dominance, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Cliff Battles
80.6
Battles leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Cliff Battles
2. Justin Jefferson
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. 🇺🇸 Justin Jefferson5 seasons played · career day 1,8267,432 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Cliff Battles5 seasons played · career day 1,826372 touchdowns
-95.0% vs Jefferson at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Battles | 0 | 0 | 60 | 127 | 283 | 468 |
| 🇺🇸 Jefferson | 0 | 0 | 1,400 | 3,016 | 5,899 | 8,832 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BattlesRetired | JeffersonActive · Minnesota Vikings |
|---|---|---|
| NFL titles | 1 | — |
| Rushing titles | 2 | — |
| First-team All-Pro selections | 3 | — |
| Career rushing yards | 3,622 | — |
| Seasons played | 6 | — |
| Offensive Player of the Year awards | — | 1 |
| Pro Bowl selections | — | 4 |
| All-Pro first teams | — | 3 |
| Receiving yards peak | — | 1,809 |
| Career receiving yards | — | 7,000 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 62 | 58 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 78 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 92 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Battles80.6
Jefferson80.4
FAQ
Where does Jefferson beat Battles?
Jefferson scores higher on dominance, statistics. Battles leads on honours, longevity.
How is the Battles vs Jefferson score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Battles: 80.6, Jefferson: 80.4.
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