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Richter vs Hilton

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HiltonWinner
82.2

Hilton wins: Longevity, Statistics

Richter
82.0

Richter wins: Dominance, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 T.Y. Hilton
82.2

Hilton leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Four-time Pro Bowl receiver and the 2016 NFL yardage leader.

1. T.Y. Hilton
82.2
2. Les Richter
82.0

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. 🇺🇸 T.Y. Hilton5 seasons played · career day 1,8265,861 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Les Richter5 seasons played · career day 1,82522 touchdowns
-99.6% vs Hilton at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Richter00372235
🇺🇸 Hilton008611,9444,4139,360

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.

MetricRichterRetiredHiltonRetired
Pro Bowls84
Career interceptions16
Games played112
Seasons played9
Hall of Fame inductions1
Receiving yards titles1
Career receiving yards9,942
1,000-yard seasons5
Career receptions631
Dominance w25%8078
Peak w20%9090
Longevity w20%7478
Honours w20%8078
Statistics w15%8890

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GOAT Rank · the data
Hilton82.2
Richter82.0
The people
Richter
Hilton

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