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Groza vs Baugh

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GrozaWinner
92.4

Groza wins: Longevity, Honours

Baugh
92.3

Baugh wins: Dominance, Peak

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Lou Groza
92.4

Groza leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Won eight league titles and scored 1,608 points in 21 seasons.

1. Lou Groza
92.4
2. Sammy Baugh
92.3

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. 🇺🇸 Sammy Baugh5 seasons played · career day 1,825330 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Lou Groza5 seasons played · career day 1,825308 touchdowns
-6.7% vs Baugh at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Groza0050106308658
🇺🇸 Baugh0050108330695

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.

MetricGrozaRetiredBaughRetired
League titles8
Career points1,608
Pro Bowls9
Seasons played2116
Field goals made264
NFL titles2
Passing titles6
Punting average45
Career interceptions on defence31
Dominance w25%8692
Peak w20%9296
Longevity w20%9888
Honours w20%9492
Statistics w15%9494

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GOAT Rank · the data
Groza92.4
Baugh92.3
The people
Groza
Baugh

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