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Peterson vs Gore

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PetersonWinner
87.1

Peterson wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Gore
86.9

Gore wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Patrick Peterson
87.1

Peterson leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Eight-time Pro Bowl cornerback and a three-time first-team All-Pro.

1. Patrick Peterson
87.1
2. Frank Gore
86.9

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. 🇺🇸 Frank Gore5 seasons played · career day 1,8255,561 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Patrick Peterson5 seasons played · career day 1,82517 touchdowns
-99.7% vs Gore at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Peterson00291721
🇺🇸 Gore006082,3035,5619,967

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.

MetricPetersonRetiredGoreRetired
Pro Bowls85
First-team All-Pro selections3
Career interceptions36
Punt return touchdowns4
Seasons played1316
Career rushing yards16,000
Games played241
Career rushing touchdowns81
Dominance w25%8280
Peak w20%9288
Longevity w20%8896
Honours w20%8480
Statistics w15%9294

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GOAT Rank · the data
Peterson87.1
Gore86.9
The people
Peterson
Gore

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