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Little vs Marino

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LittleWinner
87.4

Little wins: Honours

Marino
87.3

Marino wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Larry Little
87.4

Little leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Two Super Bowl titles and a perfect season with the Dolphins.

1. Larry Little
87.4
2. Dan Marino
87.3

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. 🇺🇸 Larry Little5 seasons played · career day 1,825326 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Dan Marino5 seasons played · career day 1,825168 touchdowns
-48.5% vs Little at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Little0050108326678
🇺🇸 Marino002068168266

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.

MetricLittleRetiredMarinoRetired
Super Bowl titles2
Pro Bowls59
All-Pro selections5
Perfect seasons1
Seasons played14
MVP awards1
Passing yards61,361
Touchdown passes420
Single-season TD record48
Career wins147
Dominance w25%8484
Peak w20%9093
Longevity w20%8688
Honours w20%9080
Statistics w15%8894

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Little87.4
Marino87.3
The people
Little
Marino

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