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Harris vs Carter

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HarrisWinner
90.0

Harris wins: Honours

Carter
89.9

Carter wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Franco Harris
90.0

Harris leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Four Super Bowl titles, a Super Bowl MVP and the Immaculate Reception.

1. Franco Harris
90.0
2. Cris Carter
89.9

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. 🇺🇸 Franco Harris5 seasons played · career day 1,826366 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Cris Carter5 seasons played · career day 1,825283 touchdowns
-22.7% vs Harris at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Harris0050112270680
🇺🇸 Carter004596283613

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.

MetricHarrisRetiredCarterRetired
Super Bowl titles4
Super Bowl MVP awards1
Career rushing yards12,120
Pro Bowls98
1,000-yard seasons8
Career receptions1,101
Receiving touchdowns130
Receiving yards13,899
Consecutive 100-catch seasons4
Dominance w25%8686
Peak w20%9294
Longevity w20%8690
Honours w20%9486
Statistics w15%9496

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GOAT Rank · the data
Harris90.0
Carter89.9
The people
Harris
Carter

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