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Ham vs Gates

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HamWinner
87.9

Ham wins: Dominance, Honours

Gates
87.9

Gates wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Jack Ham
87.9

Ham leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Four Super Bowl rings as the Steel Curtain's outside linebacker.

1. Jack Ham
87.9
2. Antonio Gates
87.9

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. 🇺🇸 Antonio Gates5 seasons played · career day 1,825340 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Jack Ham5 seasons played · career day 1,82514 touchdowns
-95.9% vs Gates at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Ham00291427
🇺🇸 Gates0024105340593

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.

MetricHamRetiredGatesRetired
Super Bowl titles4
Pro Bowls88
First-team All-Pro selections63
Career interceptions32
Fumble recoveries21
Receiving touchdowns116
Career receptions955
Career receiving yards11,841
Dominance w25%8684
Peak w20%9292
Longevity w20%8290
Honours w20%9282
Statistics w15%8894

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GOAT Rank · the data
Ham87.9
Gates87.9
The people
Ham
Gates

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