Who is better, Tomlinson or Craig?
LaDainian Tomlinson leads with a GOAT score of 84.7 against 84.7 for Roger Craig — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Tomlinson vs Craig
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores LaDainian Tomlinson and Roger Craig level at 84.7. LaDainian Tomlinson leads on Dominance, Longevity, Statistics. Roger Craig leads on Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
TomlinsonWinner
84.7Tomlinson wins: Dominance, Longevity, Statistics
Craig
84.7Craig wins: Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 LaDainian Tomlinson
84.7
Tomlinson leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. LaDainian Tomlinson
2. Roger Craig
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. 🇺🇸 LaDainian Tomlinson5 seasons played · career day 1,8257,361 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Roger Craig5 seasons played · career day 1,8254,069 touchdowns
-44.7% vs Tomlinson at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Tomlinson | 0 | 0 | 1,236 | 2,919 | 7,361 | 12,490 |
| 🇺🇸 Craig | 0 | 0 | 725 | 1,374 | 4,069 | 7,654 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | TomlinsonRetired | CraigRetired |
|---|---|---|
| MVP awards | 1 | — |
| Rushing yards | 13,684 | — |
| Total touchdowns | 162 | — |
| Single-season TD record | 31 | — |
| Pro Bowls | 5 | 4 |
| Rushing titles | 2 | — |
| Super Bowl titles | — | 3 |
| Career rushing yards | — | 8,189 |
| Career receptions | — | 566 |
| Offensive Player of the Year awards | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 90 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Tomlinson84.7
Craig84.7
FAQ
Where does Craig beat Tomlinson?
Craig scores higher on honours. Tomlinson leads on dominance, statistics, longevity.
How is the Tomlinson vs Craig score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Tomlinson: 84.7, Craig: 84.7.
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