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Carson vs Pace

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GOAT Rank currently scores Harry Carson and Orlando Pace level at 86.4. Harry Carson leads on Longevity, Statistics. Orlando Pace leads on Dominance, Peak.

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CarsonWinner
86.4

Carson wins: Longevity, Statistics

Pace
86.4

Pace wins: Dominance, Peak

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Time range

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Category radar

Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Harry Carson
86.4

Carson leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.

1. Harry Carson
86.4
2. Orlando Pace
86.4

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 season
1. 🇺🇸 Orlando Pace5 seasons played · career day 1,825357 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Harry Carson5 seasons played · career day 1,826314 touchdowns
-12.0% vs Pace at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Carson0050106238665
🇺🇸 Pace0055118357701

Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.

MetricCarsonRetiredPaceRetired
Super Bowl titles11
Pro Bowls97
Career tackles1,000—
Seasons played1313
All-Pro selections2—
First-team All-Pro selections—3
Games started—169
Dominance w25%8286
Peak w20%9092
Longevity w20%8682
Honours w20%8686
Statistics w15%9086

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Carson86.4
Pace86.4
The people
Carson
Pace

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FAQ

Who is better, Carson or Pace?

Harry Carson leads with a GOAT score of 86.4 against 86.4 for Orlando Pace — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.

Where does Pace beat Carson?

Pace scores higher on peak, dominance. Carson leads on statistics, longevity.

How is the Carson vs Pace score calculated?

Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Carson: 86.4, Pace: 86.4.

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