Who is better, Pihos or Young?
Pete Pihos leads with a GOAT score of 86.6 against 86.5 for Steve Young — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Pihos vs Young
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Pete Pihos above Steve Young: 86.6 vs 86.5. Pete Pihos leads on Honours, Dominance. Steve Young leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
PihosWinner
86.6Pihos wins: Dominance, Honours
Young
86.5Young wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Pete Pihos
86.6
Pihos leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Pete Pihos
2. Steve Young
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index 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 · Form index per season1. 🇺🇸 Pete Pihos5 seasons played · career day 1,825327 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Steve Young5 seasons played · career day 2,19126 touchdowns
-92.0% vs Pihos at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Pihos | 0 | 0 | 50 | 108 | 327 | 612 |
| 🇺🇸 Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 70 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | PihosRetired | YoungRetired |
|---|---|---|
| NFL titles | 2 | — |
| Receiving titles | 3 | — |
| Career receptions | 373 | — |
| Receiving touchdowns | 61 | — |
| Pro Bowls | 6 | — |
| Super Bowl titles | — | 3 |
| Super Bowl MVP | — | 1 |
| MVP awards | — | 2 |
| Passer rating titles | — | 6 |
| Touchdown passes | — | 232 |
| Rushing touchdowns | — | 43 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 76 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 90 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Pihos86.6
Young86.5
FAQ
Where does Young beat Pihos?
Young scores higher on longevity. Pihos leads on dominance, honours.
How is the Pihos vs Young score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Pihos: 86.6, Young: 86.5.
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