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Ware vs Donald

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WareWinner
89.3

Ware wins: Longevity, Statistics

Donald
89.1

Donald wins: Dominance

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Showing full careers. Pick a window to recalculate the selected period.

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 DeMarcus Ware
89.3

Ware leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. 138.5 career sacks, two sack titles and a Super Bowl 50 ring.

1. DeMarcus Ware
89.3
2. Aaron Donald
89.1

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. 🇺🇸 DeMarcus Ware5 seasons played · career day 1,82564.5 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Aaron Donald5 seasons played · career day 1,82559.5 touchdowns
-7.8% vs Ware at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Ware00819.564.5117
🇺🇸 Donald0092059.5103

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.

MetricWareRetiredDonaldRetired
Career sacks138.5111
Pro Bowls910
Sack titles2
Super Bowl titles11
Forced fumbles35
Defensive Player of the Year3
All-Pro First Teams8
Tackles for loss176
Dominance w25%8890
Peak w20%9494
Longevity w20%8482
Honours w20%8888
Statistics w15%9492

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GOAT Rank · the data
Ware89.3
Donald89.1
The people
Ware
Donald

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