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Dierdorf vs Klecko

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DierdorfWinner
84.8

Dierdorf wins: Longevity

Klecko
84.8

Klecko wins: Dominance, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Dan Dierdorf
84.8

Dierdorf leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Six-time Pro Bowl tackle for the Cardinals and a Hall of Famer.

1. Dan Dierdorf
84.8
2. Joe Klecko
84.8

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. 🇺🇸 Joe Klecko5 seasons played · career day 1,82546.5 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Dan Dierdorf5 seasons played · career day 1,82516 touchdowns
-65.6% vs Klecko at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Dierdorf00131632
🇺🇸 Klecko0041246.565

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.

MetricDierdorfRetiredKleckoRetired
Pro Bowls64
First-team All-Pro selections3
Games played160155
Seasons played13
All-Decade team selections1
Unofficial sacks in 198120.5
Career sacks78
Hall of Fame inductions1
Dominance w25%8082
Peak w20%9292
Longevity w20%8480
Honours w20%8282
Statistics w15%8890

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GOAT Rank · the data
Dierdorf84.8
Klecko84.8
The people
Dierdorf
Klecko

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