Who is better, Lavelli or Smith?
Dante Lavelli leads with a GOAT score of 87.0 against 86.9 for Emmitt Smith — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
AthletesTeams
Lavelli vs Smith
Shareable comparison — send this exact matchup to anyone.
Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Dante Lavelli above Emmitt Smith: 87.0 vs 86.9. Dante Lavelli leads on Honours, Peak. Emmitt Smith leads on Longevity, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
LavelliWinner
87.0Lavelli wins: Peak, Honours
Smith
86.9Smith wins: Longevity, Statistics
Candidates
Locked to American FootballShareable URL · /compare/dante-lavelli-vs-emmitt-smith
Time range
Showing full careers. Pick a window to recalculate the selected period.
Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Dante Lavelli
87.0
Lavelli leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Dante Lavelli
2. Emmitt Smith
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. 🇺🇸 Emmitt Smith5 seasons played · career day 1,8257,183 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Dante Lavelli5 seasons played · career day 1,825363 touchdowns
-94.9% vs Smith at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Lavelli | 0 | 0 | 50 | 111 | 363 | 643 |
| 🇺🇸 Smith | 0 | 0 | 937 | 2,500 | 7,183 | 12,566 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | LavelliRetired | SmithRetired |
|---|---|---|
| League titles | 7 | — |
| Career receptions | 386 | — |
| Receiving yards | 6,488 | — |
| Receiving touchdowns | 62 | — |
| All-league selections | 3 | — |
| Career rushing yards | — | 18,355 |
| Super Bowl titles | — | 3 |
| MVP awards | — | 1 |
| Rushing titles | — | 4 |
| Rushing touchdowns | — | 164 |
| Pro Bowls | — | 8 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 94 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 90 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Lavelli87.0
Smith86.9
FAQ
Where does Smith beat Lavelli?
Smith scores higher on statistics, longevity. Lavelli leads on peak, honours.
How is the Lavelli vs Smith score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Lavelli: 87.0, Smith: 86.9.
What do you think?
0 commentsMake your case for Lavelli vs Smith. The scoring is published in full — if you can point at the pillar or the weight you disagree with, we read it. Read the methodology paper.