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Carter vs Krause

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KrauseWinner
90.0

Krause wins: Dominance, Longevity

Carter
89.9

Carter wins: Peak, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Paul Krause
90.0

Krause leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Holds the NFL record with 81 career interceptions.

1. Paul Krause
90.0
2. Cris Carter
89.9

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. 🇺🇸 Paul Krause5 seasons played · career day 1,826450 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Cris Carter5 seasons played · career day 1,825283 touchdowns
-37.1% vs Krause at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Carter004596283613
🇺🇸 Krause0096189366755

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.

MetricCarterRetiredKrauseRetired
Career receptions1,101
Receiving touchdowns130
Receiving yards13,899
Pro Bowls88
Consecutive 100-catch seasons4
Career interceptions81
Interception return yards1,185
Super Bowl appearances4
Seasons played16
Dominance w25%8688
Peak w20%9492
Longevity w20%9092
Honours w20%8684
Statistics w15%9696

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GOAT Rank · the data
Krause90.0
Carter89.9
The people
Carter
Krause

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