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Strahan vs Kelce

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StrahanWinner
86.0

Strahan wins: Longevity

Kelce
86.0

Kelce wins: Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Michael Strahan
86.0

Strahan leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. 22.5 sacks in 2001 — the single-season record — and a Super Bowl to finish.

1. Michael Strahan
86.0
2. Travis Kelce
86.0

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. 🇺🇸 Travis Kelce5 seasons played · career day 2,1905,236 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Michael Strahan5 seasons played · career day 1,82532 touchdowns
-99.4% vs Kelce at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Strahan0015.53284.5
🇺🇸 Kelce0008623,9009,006

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.

MetricStrahanRetiredKelceActive
Single-season sacks record22.5
Career sacks141.5
Defensive Player of the Year1
Super Bowl titles13
Pro Bowls710
Forced fumbles24
All-Pro First Teams4
Receiving yards12,500
1,000-yard seasons7
Receiving touchdowns82
Dominance w25%8282
Peak w20%9090
Longevity w20%8684
Honours w20%8486
Statistics w15%9090

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GOAT Rank · the data
Strahan86.0
Kelce86.0
The people
Strahan
Kelce

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