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Sherman vs Johnson

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JohnsonWinner
82.4

Johnson wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

Sherman
81.6

Sherman wins: Longevity, Honours

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Showing full careers. Pick a window to recalculate the selected period.

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Calvin Johnson
82.4

Johnson leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. 1,964 receiving yards in 2012 — still the single-season record.

1. Calvin Johnson
82.4
2. Richard Sherman
81.6

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. 🇺🇸 Calvin Johnson5 seasons played · career day 1,8255,872 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Richard Sherman5 seasons played · career day 1,82526 touchdowns
-99.6% vs Johnson at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Sherman004122636
🇺🇸 Johnson007562,0875,87211,619

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.

MetricShermanRetiredJohnsonRetired
Super Bowl titles1
Pro Bowl selections5
All-Pro first teams3
Career interceptions37
Interception title1
Single-season receiving yards1,964
Pro Bowls6
All-Pro First Teams3
Receiving yards11,619
Receiving touchdowns83
1,000-yard seasons6
Dominance w25%7882
Peak w20%9092
Longevity w20%7672
Honours w20%8078
Statistics w15%8690

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GOAT Rank · the data
Johnson82.4
Sherman81.6
The people
Sherman
Johnson

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