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Hutson vs Brown

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BrownWinner
87.9

Brown wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

Hutson
87.6

Hutson wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Jim Brown
87.9

Brown leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Led the league in rushing eight times in nine seasons, then retired at 29.

1. Jim Brown
87.9
2. Don Hutson
87.6

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. 🇺🇸 Jim Brown5 seasons played · career day 1,8256,463 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Don Hutson5 seasons played · career day 1,82536 touchdowns
-99.4% vs Brown at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Hutson006143681
🇺🇸 Brown009422,4696,46312,312

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.

MetricHutsonRetiredBrownRetired
MVP awards23
NFL championships31
Receiving titles8
Receiving touchdowns99
Receptions488
Scoring titles5
Rushing titles8
Career rushing yards12,312
Pro Bowls9
Rushing touchdowns106
Dominance w25%9293
Peak w20%9495
Longevity w20%7270
Honours w20%8888
Statistics w15%9294

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GOAT Rank · the data
Brown87.9
Hutson87.6
The people
Hutson
Brown

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