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Craig vs Tomlinson

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CraigWinner
84.7

Craig wins: Honours

Tomlinson
84.7

Tomlinson wins: Dominance, Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Roger Craig
84.7

Craig leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. First player with 1,000 rushing and 1,000 receiving yards in a season.

1. Roger Craig
84.7
2. LaDainian Tomlinson
84.7

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. 🇺🇸 LaDainian Tomlinson5 seasons played · career day 1,8257,361 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Roger Craig5 seasons played · career day 1,8254,069 touchdowns
-44.7% vs Tomlinson at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Craig007251,3744,0697,654
🇺🇸 Tomlinson001,2362,9197,36112,490

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.

MetricCraigRetiredTomlinsonRetired
Super Bowl titles3
Pro Bowls45
Career rushing yards8,189
Career receptions566
Offensive Player of the Year awards1
MVP awards1
Rushing yards13,684
Total touchdowns162
Single-season TD record31
Rushing titles2
Dominance w25%8082
Peak w20%9292
Longevity w20%7880
Honours w20%8680
Statistics w15%9092

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GOAT Rank · the data
Craig84.7
Tomlinson84.7
The people
Craig
Tomlinson

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