Who is better, Covert or Staubach?
Roger Staubach leads with a GOAT score of 80.4 against 79.7 for Jim Covert — a gap of 0.7 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Covert vs Staubach
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Roger Staubach above Jim Covert: 80.4 vs 79.7. Roger Staubach leads on Longevity, Honours. Jim Covert leads on Statistics, Peak.
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StaubachWinner
80.4Staubach wins: Longevity, Honours
Covert
79.7Covert wins: Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Roger Staubach
80.4
Staubach leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Roger Staubach
2. Jim Covert
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 season1. 🇺🇸 Roger Staubach5 seasons played · career day 1,8255,371 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Jim Covert5 seasons played · career day 1,82520 touchdowns
-99.6% vs Staubach at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Covert | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 26 |
| 🇺🇸 Staubach | 0 | 0 | 421 | 963 | 5,371 | 15,924 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Staubach80.4
Covert79.7
FAQ
Where does Covert beat Staubach?
Covert scores higher on peak, statistics. Staubach leads on honours, longevity.
How is the Covert vs Staubach score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Covert: 79.7, Staubach: 80.4.
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