Who is better, Montana or Brady?
Tom Brady leads with a GOAT score of 97.2 against 88.7 for Joe Montana — a gap of 8.5 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Tom Brady above Joe Montana: 97.2 vs 88.7. Tom Brady leads on Longevity, Dominance, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
BradyWinner
97.2Brady wins: Dominance, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Montana
88.7Montana wins: no category outright
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Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Tom Brady
97.2
Brady leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Tom Brady
2. Joe Montana
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 24 · Form index per season
1. 🇺🇸 Tom Brady18 touchdowns
1 season by age 24 · 18 per season
Setting the pace at age 24
No verified birth date for Montana — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 24, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Brady97.2
Montana88.7
FAQ
Where does Montana beat Brady?
Montana does not lead any of the five categories; Brady is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Montana vs Brady score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Montana: 88.7, Brady: 97.2.
What do you think?
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