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Webster vs Strahan

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StrahanWinner
86.0

Strahan wins: Dominance, Statistics

Webster
85.8

Webster wins: Longevity, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Michael Strahan
86.0

Strahan leads in 3 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. Mike Webster
85.8

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. 🇺🇸 Michael Strahan5 seasons played · career day 1,82532 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Mike Webster5 seasons played · career day 1,8255 touchdowns
-84.4% vs Strahan at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Webster001259
🇺🇸 Strahan0015.53284.5

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.

MetricWebsterRetiredStrahanRetired
Super Bowl titles41
Pro Bowl selections9
All-Pro first teams5
Games played245
Hall of Fame inductions1
Single-season sacks record22.5
Career sacks141.5
Defensive Player of the Year1
Pro Bowls7
Forced fumbles24
Dominance w25%8082
Peak w20%9090
Longevity w20%8886
Honours w20%8884
Statistics w15%8490

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GOAT Rank · the data
Strahan86.0
Webster85.8
The people
Webster
Strahan

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