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Alworth vs Christiansen

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AlworthWinner
86.7

Alworth wins: Peak, Longevity

Christiansen
86.7

Christiansen wins: Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Lance Alworth
86.7

Alworth leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Bambi was the first AFL player elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

1. Lance Alworth
86.7
2. Jack Christiansen
86.7

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. 🇺🇸 Jack Christiansen5 seasons played · career day 1,825368 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Lance Alworth5 seasons played · career day 1,825329 touchdowns
-10.6% vs Christiansen at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Alworth0045100329643
🇺🇸 Christiansen0050112368535

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.

MetricAlworthRetiredChristiansenRetired
Receiving yards10,266
Receiving touchdowns85
All-AFL selections7
Consecutive games with a catch96
Super Bowl titles1
NFL titles3
Career interceptions46
Punt return touchdowns8
Pro Bowls5
All-Pro selections6
Dominance w25%8888
Peak w20%9492
Longevity w20%7674
Honours w20%8690
Statistics w15%9090

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GOAT Rank · the data
Alworth86.7
Christiansen86.7
The people
Alworth
Christiansen

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