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Michalske vs Reed

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MichalskeWinner
84.5

Michalske wins: Peak

Reed
84.5

Reed wins: Longevity, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Mike Michalske
84.5

Michalske leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. First pure guard elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

1. Mike Michalske
84.5
2. Ed Reed
84.5

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. 🇺🇸 Ed Reed5 seasons played · career day 1,82527 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Mike Michalske5 seasons played · career day 1,82518 touchdowns
-33.3% vs Reed at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Michalske00251832
🇺🇸 Reed005122754

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.

MetricMichalskeRetiredReedRetired
NFL championships3
First-team All-Pro selections4
Games played118
Seasons played11
All-Decade team selections1
Super Bowl titles1
Defensive Player of the Year1
Interceptions64
Pro Bowls9
All-Pro First Teams5
Interception return yards1,590
Dominance w25%8282
Peak w20%9288
Longevity w20%8082
Honours w20%8284
Statistics w15%8888

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GOAT Rank · the data
Michalske84.5
Reed84.5
The people
Michalske
Reed

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