Who is better, Smith or Gore?
Emmitt Smith leads with a GOAT score of 86.9 against 86.9 for Frank Gore — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Smith vs Gore
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Emmitt Smith and Frank Gore level at 86.9. Emmitt Smith leads on Honours, Dominance. Frank Gore leads on Longevity, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
SmithWinner
86.9Smith wins: Dominance, Honours
Gore
86.9Gore wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Emmitt Smith
86.9
Smith leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Emmitt Smith
2. Frank Gore
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. 🇺🇸 Emmitt Smith5 seasons played · career day 1,8257,183 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Frank Gore5 seasons played · career day 1,8255,561 touchdowns
-22.6% vs Smith at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Smith | 0 | 0 | 937 | 2,500 | 7,183 | 12,566 |
| 🇺🇸 Gore | 0 | 0 | 608 | 2,303 | 5,561 | 9,967 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Smith86.9
Gore86.9
FAQ
Where does Gore beat Smith?
Gore scores higher on statistics, longevity. Smith leads on dominance, honours.
How is the Smith vs Gore score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Smith: 86.9, Gore: 86.9.
What do you think?
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