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Schmidt vs Brown

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SchmidtWinner
88.3

Schmidt wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Brown
88.3

Brown wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Joe Schmidt
88.3

Schmidt leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Ten Pro Bowls and two NFL titles as a Lions middle linebacker.

1. Joe Schmidt
88.3
2. Tim Brown
88.3

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. 🇺🇸 Joe Schmidt5 seasons played · career day 1,825327 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Tim Brown5 seasons played · career day 1,826281 touchdowns
-14.1% vs Schmidt at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Schmidt0050108327678
🇺🇸 Brown004596214605

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.

MetricSchmidtRetiredBrownRetired
NFL titles2
Pro Bowls109
All-Pro selections8
Career interceptions24
Seasons played13
Receptions1,094
Receiving yards14,934
Receiving touchdowns100
Consecutive 1,000-yard seasons9
Dominance w25%8684
Peak w20%9290
Longevity w20%8692
Honours w20%9084
Statistics w15%8894

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GOAT Rank · the data
Schmidt88.3
Brown88.3
The people
Schmidt
Brown

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