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Fouts vs Biletnikoff

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FoutsWinner
86.8

Fouts wins: Dominance, Longevity, Statistics

Biletnikoff
86.8

Biletnikoff wins: Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Dan Fouts
86.8

Fouts leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Led Air Coryell to three straight passing titles and 43,040 career yards.

1. Dan Fouts
86.8
2. Fred Biletnikoff
86.8

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. 🇺🇸 Fred Biletnikoff5 seasons played · career day 1,825289 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Dan Fouts5 seasons played · career day 1,825261 touchdowns
-9.7% vs Biletnikoff at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Fouts003579261607
🇺🇸 Biletnikoff004596289635

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.

MetricFoutsRetiredBiletnikoffRetired
Passing yards43,040
Passing touchdowns254
Pro Bowls66
Seasons leading the league in passing4
Seasons played15
Super Bowl titles1
Super Bowl MVP awards1
Career receptions589
Receiving yards8,974
Dominance w25%8482
Peak w20%9292
Longevity w20%8684
Honours w20%8288
Statistics w15%9290

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GOAT Rank · the data
Fouts86.8
Biletnikoff86.8
The people
Fouts
Biletnikoff

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