Who is better, Battles or Staubach?
Cliff Battles leads with a GOAT score of 80.6 against 80.4 for Roger Staubach — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Battles vs Staubach
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Cliff Battles above Roger Staubach: 80.6 vs 80.4. Cliff Battles leads on Statistics, Peak, Dominance. Roger Staubach leads on Longevity, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
BattlesWinner
80.6Battles wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Staubach
80.4Staubach wins: Longevity, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Cliff Battles
80.6
Battles leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Cliff Battles
2. Roger Staubach
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. 🇺🇸 Roger Staubach5 seasons played · career day 1,8255,371 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Cliff Battles5 seasons played · career day 1,826372 touchdowns
-93.1% vs Staubach at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Battles | 0 | 0 | 60 | 127 | 283 | 468 |
| 🇺🇸 Staubach | 0 | 0 | 421 | 963 | 5,371 | 15,924 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BattlesRetired | StaubachRetired |
|---|---|---|
| NFL titles | 1 | — |
| Rushing titles | 2 | — |
| First-team All-Pro selections | 3 | — |
| Career rushing yards | 3,622 | — |
| Seasons played | 6 | — |
| Super Bowl titles | — | 2 |
| Super Bowl MVP awards | — | 1 |
| Pro Bowls | — | 6 |
| Passing yards | — | 22,700 |
| Passer rating | — | 83.4 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 62 | 70 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 80 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Battles80.6
Staubach80.4
FAQ
Where does Staubach beat Battles?
Staubach scores higher on honours, longevity. Battles leads on peak, dominance, statistics.
How is the Battles vs Staubach score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Battles: 80.6, Staubach: 80.4.
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