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Jones vs Dean

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JonesWinner
85.4

Jones wins: Longevity

Dean
85.4

Dean wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Stan Jones
85.4

Jones leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Pioneer of weight training who won the 1963 NFL title with Chicago.

1. Stan Jones
85.4
2. Fred Dean
85.4

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. 🇺🇸 Fred Dean5 seasons played · career day 1,825329 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Stan Jones5 seasons played · career day 1,825323 touchdowns
-1.8% vs Dean at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Jones0050107323668
🇺🇸 Dean0050108329663

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.

MetricJonesRetiredDeanRetired
NFL titles1
Pro Bowls74
Seasons played1311
Games played166
All-Pro selections3
Super Bowl titles2
Sacks in one game6
Defensive Player of the Year awards1
Dominance w25%8284
Peak w20%8894
Longevity w20%8676
Honours w20%8686
Statistics w15%8688

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GOAT Rank · the data
Jones85.4
Dean85.4
The people
Jones
Dean

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