Who is better, Pearson or Healey?
Ed Healey leads with a GOAT score of 83.2 against 83.1 for Drew Pearson — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Pearson vs Healey
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Ed Healey above Drew Pearson: 83.2 vs 83.1. Ed Healey leads on Dominance, Honours. Drew Pearson leads on Longevity, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
HealeyWinner
83.2Healey wins: Dominance, Honours
Pearson
83.1Pearson wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Time range
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Ed Healey
83.2
Healey leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Ed Healey
2. Drew Pearson
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. 🇺🇸 Drew Pearson5 seasons played · career day 1,8253,973 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Ed Healey5 seasons played · career day 1,826363 touchdowns
-90.9% vs Pearson at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Pearson | 0 | 0 | 388 | 1,475 | 3,973 | 6,895 |
| 🇺🇸 Healey | 0 | 0 | 50 | 111 | 268 | 538 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | PearsonRetired | HealeyRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Super Bowl titles | 1 | — |
| Career receiving yards | 7,822 | — |
| Receiving touchdowns | 48 | — |
| Pro Bowls | 3 | — |
| Career receptions | 489 | — |
| All-Pro selections | — | 5 |
| NFL titles | — | 1 |
| Seasons played | — | 8 |
| Games played | — | 78 |
| Teams played for | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 74 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 84 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Healey83.2
Pearson83.1
FAQ
Where does Pearson beat Healey?
Pearson scores higher on statistics, longevity. Healey leads on dominance, honours.
How is the Pearson vs Healey score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Pearson: 83.1, Healey: 83.2.
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