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Harris vs Janikowski

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HarrisWinner
83.7

Harris wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Janikowski
83.6

Janikowski wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Cliff Harris
83.7

Harris leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Two-time Super Bowl champion in Dallas' Doomsday Defense.

1. Cliff Harris
83.7
2. Sebastian Janikowski
83.6

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. 🇵🇱 Sebastian Janikowski5 seasons played · career day 1,826119 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Cliff Harris5 seasons played · career day 1,82514 touchdowns
-88.2% vs Janikowski at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Harris00131431
🇵🇱 Janikowski00224597209

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.

MetricHarrisRetiredJanikowskiRetired
Super Bowl titles2
Pro Bowls61
Career interceptions29
First-team All-Pro selections4
Super Bowl appearances5
Career points1,913
Field goals made436
Longest field goal (yards)63
Seasons played18
Dominance w25%8276
Peak w20%9288
Longevity w20%7492
Honours w20%8474
Statistics w15%8892

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GOAT Rank · the data
Harris83.7
Janikowski83.6
The people
Harris
Janikowski

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