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Neale vs Sanders

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NealeWinner
83.0

Neale wins: Peak, Honours

Sanders
82.8

Sanders wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Category radar

Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Greasy Neale
83.0

Neale leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Won baseball's 1919 World Series and later played pro football as an end.

1. Greasy Neale
83.0
2. Charlie Sanders
82.8

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. 🇺🇸 Greasy Neale5 seasons played · career day 1,826360 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Charlie Sanders5 seasons played · career day 1,826360 touchdowns
0.0% vs Neale at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Neale0050111266602
🇺🇸 Sanders0050111266618

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.

MetricNealeRetiredSandersRetired
World Series titles1
World Series batting average357
Professional football seasons3
Career receptions30336
Hall of Fame inductions1
Pro Bowls7
Receiving yards4,817
Receiving touchdowns31
Seasons played10
Dominance w25%8080
Peak w20%9088
Longevity w20%7678
Honours w20%8682
Statistics w15%8488

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Neale83.0
Sanders82.8
The people
Neale
Sanders

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