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Motley vs Bettis

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MotleyWinner
87.1

Motley wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Bettis
87.0

Bettis wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Marion Motley
87.1

Motley leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Broke the pro football colour line and averaged 5.7 yards per carry.

1. Marion Motley
87.1
2. Jerome Bettis
87.0

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. 🇺🇸 Marion Motley5 seasons played · career day 1,825392 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Jerome Bettis5 seasons played · career day 1,825378 touchdowns
-3.6% vs Motley at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Motley0055124392648
🇺🇸 Bettis0050115378693

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.

MetricMotleyRetiredBettisRetired
League titles5
Yards per carry6
Rushing yards4,71213,662
All-league selections4
Seasons played9
Super Bowl titles1
Pro Bowls6
Rushing touchdowns91
1,000-yard seasons8
Dominance w25%8882
Peak w20%9490
Longevity w20%7488
Honours w20%9084
Statistics w15%9094

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GOAT Rank · the data
Motley87.1
Bettis87.0
The people
Motley
Bettis

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