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Largent vs Atkins

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LargentWinner
89.1

Largent wins: Statistics

Atkins
89.0

Atkins wins: Longevity, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Steve Largent
89.1

Largent leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Retired holding every major career receiving record.

1. Steve Largent
89.1
2. Doug Atkins
89.0

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. 🇺🇸 Doug Atkins5 seasons played · career day 1,825300 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Steve Largent5 seasons played · career day 1,826289 touchdowns
-3.7% vs Atkins at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Largent004596218635
🇺🇸 Atkins0050105300634

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.

MetricLargentRetiredAtkinsRetired
Career receptions819
Receiving yards13,089
Receiving touchdowns100
Consecutive games with a catch177
Pro Bowls78
NFL titles1
Seasons played17
Games played205
All-Pro selections3
Dominance w25%8686
Peak w20%9292
Longevity w20%9092
Honours w20%8486
Statistics w15%9690

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GOAT Rank · the data
Largent89.1
Atkins89.0
The people
Largent
Atkins

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