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Parker vs Renfro

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ParkerWinner
88.9

Parker wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Renfro
88.9

Renfro wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Jim Parker
88.9

Parker leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. First full-time offensive lineman elected to the Hall of Fame.

1. Jim Parker
88.9
2. Mel Renfro
88.9

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. 🇺🇸 Mel Renfro5 seasons played · career day 1,826378 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Jim Parker5 seasons played · career day 1,825359 touchdowns
-5.0% vs Renfro at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Parker0055118359685
🇺🇸 Renfro0055120282705

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.

MetricParkerRetiredRenfroRetired
Pro Bowls810
All-Pro selections85
NFL titles2
Seasons played1114
Games started139
Career interceptions52
Super Bowl titles1
Dominance w25%9086
Peak w20%9492
Longevity w20%8288
Honours w20%9088
Statistics w15%8892

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GOAT Rank · the data
Parker88.9
Renfro88.9
The people
Parker
Renfro

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