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Allen vs Roaf

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GOAT Rank currently ranks Willie Roaf above Marcus Allen: 88.2 vs 88.1. Willie Roaf leads on Dominance. Marcus Allen leads on Honours.

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RoafWinner
88.2

Roaf wins: Dominance

Allen
88.1

Allen wins: Honours

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Time range

Showing full careers. Pick a window to recalculate the selected period.

Category radar

Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Willie Roaf
88.2

Roaf leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.

1. Willie Roaf
88.2
2. Marcus Allen
88.1

Category breakdown

Season form · Form index per season

Career timeline · Form index 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 · Form index per season
1. 🇺🇸 Marcus Allen5 seasons played · career day 1,8255,397 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Willie Roaf5 seasons played · career day 1,825308 touchdowns
-94.3% vs Allen at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Allen006971,7115,3977,957
🇺🇸 Roaf0050106308658

Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.

MetricAllenRetiredRoafRetired
Super Bowl titles1—
MVP awards1—
Career rushing yards12,243—
Career touchdowns145—
Pro Bowls611
All-Pro selections—4
Seasons played—13
Games started—189
Playoff appearances—4
Dominance w25%8486
Peak w20%9292
Longevity w20%8888
Honours w20%8886
Statistics w15%9090

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Roaf88.2
Allen88.1
The people
Allen
Roaf

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FAQ

Who is better, Allen or Roaf?

Willie Roaf leads with a GOAT score of 88.2 against 88.1 for Marcus Allen — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.

Where does Allen beat Roaf?

Allen scores higher on honours. Roaf leads on dominance.

How is the Allen vs Roaf score calculated?

Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Allen: 88.1, Roaf: 88.2.

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