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Berry vs Peterson

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BerryWinner
87.2

Berry wins: Dominance, Peak

Peterson
87.1

Peterson wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Raymond Berry
87.2

Berry leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Caught twelve passes in the 1958 championship, the greatest game ever played.

1. Raymond Berry
87.2
2. Patrick Peterson
87.1

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. 🇺🇸 Raymond Berry5 seasons played · career day 1,825270 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Patrick Peterson5 seasons played · career day 1,82517 touchdowns
-93.7% vs Berry at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Berry004087270612
🇺🇸 Peterson00291721

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.

MetricBerryRetiredPetersonRetired
NFL titles2
Receptions631
Receiving yards9,275
Pro Bowls68
Fumbles in career1
First-team All-Pro selections3
Career interceptions36
Punt return touchdowns4
Seasons played13
Dominance w25%8482
Peak w20%9492
Longevity w20%8488
Honours w20%8484
Statistics w15%9292

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Berry87.2
Peterson87.1
The people
Berry
Peterson

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