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Jones vs Hendricks
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JonesWinner
90.4Jones wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Hendricks
90.2Hendricks wins: Longevity, Honours
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Deacon Jones
90.4
Jones leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Deacon Jones
2. Ted Hendricks
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 season1. 🇺🇸 Ted Hendricks5 seasons played · career day 1,825308 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Deacon Jones5 seasons played · career day 1,82568 touchdowns
-77.9% vs Hendricks at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Jones | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 68 | 151 |
| 🇺🇸 Hendricks | 0 | 0 | 50 | 106 | 308 | 658 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | JonesRetired | HendricksRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Unofficial career sacks | 173.5 | — |
| Pro Bowls | 8 | 8 |
| First-team All-Pro selections | 5 | — |
| Defensive Player of the Year awards | 2 | — |
| Games played | 191 | — |
| Super Bowl titles | — | 4 |
| Blocked kicks | — | 25 |
| Career interceptions | — | 26 |
| Consecutive games played | — | 215 |
| Dominance w25% | 92 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 94 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 90 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Jones90.4
Hendricks90.2
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