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Richter vs Tarkenton

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RichterWinner
82.0

Richter wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Tarkenton
81.9

Tarkenton wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Les Richter
82.0

Richter leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Eight-time Pro Bowl linebacker for the Los Angeles Rams.

1. Les Richter
82.0
2. Fran Tarkenton
81.9

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. 🇺🇸 Fran Tarkenton5 seasons played · career day 1,82512,018 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Les Richter5 seasons played · career day 1,82522 touchdowns
-99.8% vs Tarkenton at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Richter00372235
🇺🇸 Tarkenton001,9974,59212,01823,140

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.

MetricRichterRetiredTarkentonRetired
Pro Bowls89
Career interceptions16
Games played112
Seasons played9
Hall of Fame inductions1
Passing yards47,003
Passing touchdowns342
League MVP awards1
Super Bowl appearances3
Dominance w25%8078
Peak w20%9084
Longevity w20%7488
Honours w20%8074
Statistics w15%8888

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GOAT Rank · the data
Richter82.0
Tarkenton81.9
The people
Richter
Tarkenton

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