Who is better, Fouts or Biletnikoff?
Dan Fouts leads with a GOAT score of 86.8 against 86.8 for Fred Biletnikoff — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Fouts vs Biletnikoff
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Dan Fouts and Fred Biletnikoff level at 86.8. Dan Fouts leads on Dominance, Longevity, Statistics. Fred Biletnikoff leads on Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
FoutsWinner
86.8Fouts wins: Dominance, Longevity, Statistics
Biletnikoff
86.8Biletnikoff wins: Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Dan Fouts
86.8
Fouts leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Dan Fouts
2. Fred Biletnikoff
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index 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 · Form index per season1. 🇺🇸 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 day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Fouts | 0 | 0 | 35 | 79 | 261 | 607 |
| 🇺🇸 Biletnikoff | 0 | 0 | 45 | 96 | 289 | 635 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | FoutsRetired | BiletnikoffRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Passing yards | 43,040 | — |
| Passing touchdowns | 254 | — |
| Pro Bowls | 6 | 6 |
| Seasons leading the league in passing | 4 | — |
| Seasons played | 15 | — |
| Super Bowl titles | — | 1 |
| Super Bowl MVP awards | — | 1 |
| Career receptions | — | 589 |
| Receiving yards | — | 8,974 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 90 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Fouts86.8
Biletnikoff86.8
FAQ
Where does Biletnikoff beat Fouts?
Biletnikoff scores higher on honours. Fouts leads on dominance, statistics, longevity.
How is the Fouts vs Biletnikoff score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Fouts: 86.8, Biletnikoff: 86.8.
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