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Matson vs Hester

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MatsonWinner
87.6

Matson wins: Longevity, Honours

Hester
87.5

Hester wins: Dominance, Peak

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Ollie Matson
87.6

Matson leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic medallist who scored 73 touchdowns and made six Pro Bowls.

1. Ollie Matson
87.6
2. Devin Hester
87.5

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. 🇺🇸 Ollie Matson5 seasons played · career day 1,826366 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Devin Hester5 seasons played · career day 1,82516 touchdowns
-95.6% vs Matson at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Matson0050112270690
🇺🇸 Hester006121620

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.

MetricMatsonRetiredHesterRetired
Olympic medals2
Career touchdowns73
Pro Bowls64
All-purpose yards12,844
Return touchdowns920
Punt return touchdowns14
First-team All-Pro selections3
Super Bowl kickoff return touchdowns1
Dominance w25%8490
Peak w20%9294
Longevity w20%8678
Honours w20%8684
Statistics w15%9292

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GOAT Rank · the data
Matson87.6
Hester87.5
The people
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