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Blount vs Harris
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BlountWinner
91.5Blount wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity
Harris
90.0Harris wins: Statistics
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Mel Blount
91.5
Blount leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Mel Blount
2. Franco Harris
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 season1. 🇺🇸 Franco Harris5 seasons played · career day 1,826366 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Mel Blount5 seasons played · career day 1,825344 touchdowns
-6.0% vs Harris at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Blount | 0 | 0 | 50 | 109 | 344 | 694 |
| 🇺🇸 Harris | 0 | 0 | 50 | 112 | 270 | 680 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BlountRetired | HarrisRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Super Bowl titles | 4 | 4 |
| Career interceptions | 57 | — |
| Defensive Player of the Year awards | 1 | — |
| Pro Bowls | 5 | 9 |
| Consecutive games played | 200 | — |
| Super Bowl MVP awards | — | 1 |
| Career rushing yards | — | 12,120 |
| 1,000-yard seasons | — | 8 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 94 | 94 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 94 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Blount91.5
Harris90.0
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