Who is better, Rice or Fitzgerald?
Jerry Rice leads with a GOAT score of 94.9 against 90.4 for Larry Fitzgerald — a gap of 4.5 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Jerry Rice above Larry Fitzgerald: 94.9 vs 90.4. Jerry Rice leads on Dominance, Statistics, Honours.
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RiceWinner
94.9Rice wins: Dominance, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Fitzgerald
90.4Fitzgerald wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Jerry Rice
94.9
Rice leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Jerry Rice
2. Larry Fitzgerald
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
Through age 23 · Form index per season
1. 🇺🇸 Jerry Rice3 touchdowns
1 season by age 23 · 3 per season
Setting the pace at age 23
No verified birth date for Fitzgerald — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 23, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | RiceRetired | FitzgeraldRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Super Bowl rings | 3 | — |
| Super Bowl MVP | 1 | — |
| Receiving yards | 22,895 | — |
| Receiving touchdowns | 197 | — |
| Receptions | 1,549 | — |
| Pro Bowls | 13 | 11 |
| Career receptions | — | 1,432 |
| Career receiving yards | — | 17,492 |
| Career touchdowns | — | 121 |
| Seasons played | — | 17 |
| Dominance w25% | 96 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 96 | 94 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 99 | 94 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Rice94.9
Fitzgerald90.4
FAQ
Where does Fitzgerald beat Rice?
Fitzgerald does not lead any of the five categories; Rice is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Rice vs Fitzgerald score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Rice: 94.9, Fitzgerald: 90.4.
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