Who is better, Atwater or Leemans?
Tuffy Leemans leads with a GOAT score of 83.3 against 83.2 for Steve Atwater — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Atwater vs Leemans
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Tuffy Leemans above Steve Atwater: 83.3 vs 83.2. Tuffy Leemans leads on Dominance, Statistics. Steve Atwater leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
LeemansWinner
83.3Leemans wins: Dominance, Statistics
Atwater
83.2Atwater wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Tuffy Leemans
83.3
Leemans leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Tuffy Leemans
2. Steve Atwater
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index 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 · Form index per season1. 🇺🇸 Tuffy Leemans5 seasons played · career day 1,826396 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Steve Atwater5 seasons played · career day 1,82515 touchdowns
-96.2% vs Leemans at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Atwater | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 21 |
| 🇺🇸 Leemans | 0 | 0 | 95 | 182 | 332 | 540 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
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GOAT Rank · the data
Leemans83.3
Atwater83.2
FAQ
Where does Atwater beat Leemans?
Atwater scores higher on longevity. Leemans leads on dominance, statistics.
How is the Atwater vs Leemans score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Atwater: 83.2, Leemans: 83.3.
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