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Hampton vs DeLamielleure

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HamptonWinner
85.8

Hampton wins: Peak, Honours

DeLamielleure
85.8

DeLamielleure 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. Joe DeLamielleure
85.8

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 DeLamielleure5 seasons played · career day 1,825363 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Dan Hampton5 seasons played · career day 1,825327 touchdowns
-9.9% vs DeLamielleure at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Hampton0050108327670
🇺🇸 DeLamielleure0050111363681

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.

MetricHamptonRetiredDeLamielleureRetired
Super Bowl titles1
Pro Bowls46
All-Pro selections46
Career sacks82
Seasons played1213
Consecutive games played185
Playoff appearances3
Dominance w25%8484
Peak w20%9290
Longevity w20%8084
Honours w20%8684
Statistics w15%8888

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GOAT Rank · the data
Hampton85.8
DeLamielleure85.8
The people
Hampton
DeLamielleure

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