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Sharpe vs Davis

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SharpeWinner
89.6

Sharpe wins: Longevity, Statistics

Davis
89.6

Davis wins: Dominance, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Shannon Sharpe
89.6

Sharpe leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Three Super Bowl titles and the first tight end past 10,000 receiving yards.

1. Shannon Sharpe
89.6
2. Willie Davis
89.6

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. 🇺🇸 Willie Davis5 seasons played · career day 1,825316 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Shannon Sharpe5 seasons played · career day 1,825262 touchdowns
-17.1% vs Davis at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Sharpe004086262584
🇺🇸 Davis0050107316667

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.

MetricSharpeRetiredDavisRetired
Super Bowl titles32
Receiving yards10,060
Receptions815
Pro Bowls85
Receiving touchdowns62
NFL titles5
Consecutive games played162
All-Pro selections5
Dominance w25%8688
Peak w20%9292
Longevity w20%8884
Honours w20%9096
Statistics w15%9488

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GOAT Rank · the data
Sharpe89.6
Davis89.6
The people
Sharpe
Davis

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