Who is better, Butkus or Singletary?
Mike Singletary leads with a GOAT score of 83.7 against 83.6 for Dick Butkus — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Butkus vs Singletary
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Mike Singletary above Dick Butkus: 83.7 vs 83.6. Mike Singletary leads on Longevity, Honours. Dick Butkus leads on Dominance, Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
SingletaryWinner
83.7Singletary wins: Longevity, Honours
Butkus
83.6Butkus wins: Dominance, Peak
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Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Mike Singletary
83.7
Singletary leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Mike Singletary
2. Dick Butkus
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. 🇺🇸 Mike Singletary5 seasons played · career day 1,825675 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Dick Butkus5 seasons played · career day 1,82518 touchdowns
-97.3% vs Singletary at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Butkus | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 26 |
| 🇺🇸 Singletary | 0 | 0 | 80 | 210 | 675 | 1,239 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | ButkusRetired | SingletaryRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Pro Bowls | 8 | — |
| All-Pro First Teams | 5 | — |
| Interceptions | 22 | — |
| Fumble recoveries | 27 | — |
| Defensive Player of the Year | 2 | — |
| Hall of Fame inductions | 1 | — |
| Super Bowl titles | — | 1 |
| Defensive Player of the Year awards | — | 2 |
| Pro Bowl selections | — | 10 |
| All-Pro first teams | — | 7 |
| Career tackles | — | 1,488 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 72 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 86 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Singletary83.7
Butkus83.6
FAQ
Where does Butkus beat Singletary?
Butkus scores higher on peak, dominance. Singletary leads on honours, longevity.
How is the Butkus vs Singletary score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Butkus: 83.6, Singletary: 83.7.
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