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Musso vs Selmon

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MussoWinner
85.1

Musso wins: Longevity, Honours

Selmon
85.1

Selmon wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 George Musso
85.1

Musso leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Won four NFL titles and was All-Pro at two positions.

1. George Musso
85.1
2. Lee Roy Selmon
85.1

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. 🇺🇸 Lee Roy Selmon5 seasons played · career day 1,826368 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 George Musso5 seasons played · career day 1,825323 touchdowns
-12.2% vs Selmon at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Musso0050107323659
🇺🇸 Selmon0050112271589

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.

MetricMussoRetiredSelmonRetired
NFL titles4
All-Pro selections43
Seasons played129
Championship games7
Positions played All-Pro2
Defensive Player of the Year awards1
Pro Bowls6
Unofficial career sacks78
Dominance w25%8286
Peak w20%8894
Longevity w20%8274
Honours w20%9084
Statistics w15%8488

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Musso85.1
Selmon85.1
The people
Musso
Selmon

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