Who is better, Seau or Mawae?
Junior Seau leads with a GOAT score of 86.4 against 86.4 for Kevin Mawae — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Seau vs Mawae
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Junior Seau and Kevin Mawae level at 86.4. Junior Seau leads on Dominance, Statistics. Kevin Mawae leads on Peak, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
SeauWinner
86.4Seau wins: Dominance, Statistics
Mawae
86.4Mawae wins: Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Junior Seau
86.4
Seau leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Junior Seau
2. Kevin Mawae
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. 🇺🇸 Junior Seau5 seasons played · career day 1,825600 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Kevin Mawae5 seasons played · career day 1,82513 touchdowns
-97.8% vs Seau at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Seau | 0 | 0 | 85 | 214 | 600 | 1,093 |
| 🇺🇸 Mawae | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 33 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | SeauRetired | MawaeRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Pro Bowls | 12 | 8 |
| All-Pro First Teams | 6 | — |
| Career tackles | 1,847 | — |
| Career sacks | 56.5 | — |
| Defensive Player of the Year | 1 | — |
| Interceptions | 18 | — |
| First-team All-Pro selections | — | 3 |
| Games played | — | 241 |
| Seasons played | — | 16 |
| Consecutive starts | — | 177 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Seau86.4
Mawae86.4
FAQ
Where does Mawae beat Seau?
Mawae scores higher on peak, honours. Seau leads on dominance, statistics.
How is the Seau vs Mawae score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Seau: 86.4, Mawae: 86.4.
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