GGOATRANK
AthletesTeams

Gore vs Peterson

Shareable comparison — send this exact matchup to anyone.

GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
PetersonWinner
87.1

Peterson wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Gore
86.9

Gore wins: Longevity, Statistics

Candidates
Locked to American Football

Shareable URL · /compare/frank-gore-vs-patrick-peterson

Time range

Showing full careers. Pick a window to recalculate the selected period.

Category radar

Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Patrick Peterson
87.1

Peterson leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Eight-time Pro Bowl cornerback and a three-time first-team All-Pro.

1. Patrick Peterson
87.1
2. Frank Gore
86.9

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. 🇺🇸 Frank Gore5 seasons played · career day 1,8255,561 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Patrick Peterson5 seasons played · career day 1,82517 touchdowns
-99.7% vs Gore at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Gore006082,3035,5619,967
🇺🇸 Peterson00291721

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.

MetricGoreRetiredPetersonRetired
Career rushing yards16,000
Pro Bowls58
Seasons played1613
Games played241
Career rushing touchdowns81
First-team All-Pro selections3
Career interceptions36
Punt return touchdowns4
Dominance w25%8082
Peak w20%8892
Longevity w20%9688
Honours w20%8084
Statistics w15%9492

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Peterson87.1
Gore86.9
The people
Gore
Peterson

Loading votes

Create a free account to vote and comment.

Sign in to vote

What do you think?

0 comments

Make your case for Gore vs Peterson. The scoring is published in full — if you can point at the pillar or the weight you disagree with, we read it. Read the methodology paper.

More debates

Browse the rivalry hub →