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Kennedy vs DeLamielleure

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KennedyWinner
85.8

Kennedy wins: Peak

DeLamielleure
85.8

DeLamielleure wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Cortez Kennedy
85.8

Kennedy leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Defensive Player of the Year in 1992 on a two-win Seattle team.

1. Cortez Kennedy
85.8
2. Joe DeLamielleure
85.8

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. 🇺🇸 Cortez Kennedy5 seasons played · career day 1,825394 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Joe DeLamielleure5 seasons played · career day 1,825363 touchdowns
-7.9% vs Kennedy at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Kennedy0050124394654
🇺🇸 DeLamielleure0050111363681

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.

MetricKennedyRetiredDeLamielleureRetired
Defensive Player of the Year awards1
Pro Bowls86
Career sacks58
All-Pro selections36
Seasons played1113
Consecutive games played185
Playoff appearances3
Dominance w25%8484
Peak w20%9490
Longevity w20%8084
Honours w20%8484
Statistics w15%8888

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GOAT Rank · the data
Kennedy85.8
DeLamielleure85.8
The people
Kennedy
DeLamielleure

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