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Matson vs Hornung
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MatsonWinner
87.6Matson wins: Longevity, Statistics
Hornung
87.4Hornung wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
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Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Ollie Matson
87.6
Matson leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Ollie Matson
2. Paul Hornung
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. 🇺🇸 Paul Hornung5 seasons played · career day 1,825382 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Ollie Matson5 seasons played · career day 1,826366 touchdowns
-4.2% vs Hornung at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Matson | 0 | 0 | 50 | 112 | 270 | 690 |
| 🇺🇸 Hornung | 0 | 0 | 50 | 116 | 382 | 604 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Matson87.6
Hornung87.4
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