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Hampton vs Culp

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HamptonWinner
85.8

Hampton wins: Dominance, Honours

Culp
85.7

Culp wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Dan Hampton
85.8

Hampton leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Anchor of the 1985 Bears defence and a four-time Pro Bowler.

1. Dan Hampton
85.8
2. Curley Culp
85.7

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. 🇺🇸 Dan Hampton5 seasons played · career day 1,825327 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Curley Culp5 seasons played · career day 1,82615 touchdowns
-95.4% vs Hampton at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Hampton0050108327670
🇺🇸 Culp00131035

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.

MetricHamptonRetiredCulpRetired
Super Bowl titles11
Pro Bowls46
All-Pro selections4
Career sacks82
Seasons played1214
Defensive Player of the Year awards1
Games played179
Dominance w25%8482
Peak w20%9292
Longevity w20%8086
Honours w20%8682
Statistics w15%8888

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GOAT Rank · the data
Hampton85.8
Culp85.7
The people
Hampton
Culp

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