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Bell vs Richter

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RichterWinner
82.0

Richter wins: Longevity, Honours

Bell
81.9

Bell wins: Peak, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Les Richter
82.0

Richter leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Eight-time Pro Bowl linebacker for the Los Angeles Rams.

1. Les Richter
82.0
2. Le'Veon Bell
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. 🇺🇸 Le'Veon Bell5 seasons played · career day 1,8255,336 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Les Richter5 seasons played · career day 1,82522 touchdowns
-99.6% vs Bell at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Bell008602,2215,3366,707
🇺🇸 Richter00372235

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.

MetricBellRetiredRichterRetired
First-team All-Pro selections2
Pro Bowls38
Career rushing yards6,554
Career scrimmage yards9,636
Best season scrimmage yards2,215
Career interceptions16
Games played112
Seasons played9
Hall of Fame inductions1
Dominance w25%8080
Peak w20%9490
Longevity w20%7074
Honours w20%7880
Statistics w15%9088

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GOAT Rank · the data
Richter82.0
Bell81.9
The people
Bell
Richter

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