Who is better, Seau or McMichael?
Junior Seau leads with a GOAT score of 86.4 against 86.4 for Steve McMichael — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Seau vs McMichael
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Junior Seau and Steve McMichael level at 86.4. Junior Seau leads on Longevity. Steve McMichael leads on Peak.
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SeauWinner
86.4Seau wins: Longevity
McMichael
86.4McMichael wins: Peak
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Junior Seau
86.4
Seau leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Junior Seau
2. Steve McMichael
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. 🇺🇸 Steve McMichael5 seasons played · career day 2,19130.5 touchdowns
-94.9% vs Seau at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Seau | 0 | 0 | 85 | 214 | 600 | 1,093 |
| 🇺🇸 McMichael | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12.5 | 55 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | SeauRetired | McMichaelRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Pro Bowls | 12 | 2 |
| All-Pro First Teams | 6 | — |
| Career tackles | 1,847 | — |
| Career sacks | 56.5 | 95 |
| Defensive Player of the Year | 1 | — |
| Interceptions | 18 | — |
| Super Bowl titles | — | 1 |
| Consecutive games played | — | 191 |
| First-team All-Pro selections | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 92 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 90 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Seau86.4
McMichael86.4
FAQ
Where does McMichael beat Seau?
McMichael scores higher on peak. Seau leads on longevity.
How is the Seau vs McMichael score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Seau: 86.4, McMichael: 86.4.
What do you think?
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