Pearson vs McDonald
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Pearson wins: Honours
McDonald wins: Statistics
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Verdict
Pearson leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Caught the original Hail Mary and won Super Bowl XII with Dallas.
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| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Pearson | 0 | 0 | 388 | 1,475 | 3,973 | 6,895 |
| 🇺🇸 McDonald | 0 | 0 | 282 | 885 | 3,676 | 6,877 |
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.
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