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Battles vs Aikman

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AikmanWinner
81.4

Aikman wins: Longevity, Honours

Battles
80.6

Battles wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Troy Aikman
81.4

Aikman leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Three Super Bowls in four years with the 1990s Cowboys.

1. Troy Aikman
81.4
2. Cliff Battles
80.6

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. 🇺🇸 Cliff Battles5 seasons played · career day 1,826372 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Troy Aikman5 seasons played · career day 1,82569 touchdowns
-81.5% vs Battles at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Battles0060127283468
🇺🇸 Aikman0092069129

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.

MetricBattlesRetiredAikmanRetired
NFL titles1
Rushing titles2
First-team All-Pro selections3
Career rushing yards3,622
Seasons played6
Super Bowl titles3
Super Bowl MVP1
Pro Bowls6
Passing yards32,942
Playoff wins11
Touchdown passes165
Dominance w25%8278
Peak w20%9286
Longevity w20%6278
Honours w20%8284
Statistics w15%8682

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GOAT Rank · the data
Aikman81.4
Battles80.6
The people
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