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Brown vs Sapp

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BrownWinner
88.3

Brown wins: Longevity, Statistics

Sapp
88.3

Sapp wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

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Time range

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Tim Brown
88.3

Brown leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Heisman winner who caught 1,094 passes for 14,934 yards with the Raiders.

1. Tim Brown
88.3
2. Warren Sapp
88.3

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. 🇺🇸 Warren Sapp5 seasons played · career day 1,825344 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Tim Brown5 seasons played · career day 1,826281 touchdowns
-18.3% vs Sapp at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Brown004596214605
🇺🇸 Sapp0050109344688

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.

MetricBrownRetiredSappRetired
Receptions1,094
Receiving yards14,934
Pro Bowls97
Receiving touchdowns100
Consecutive 1,000-yard seasons9
Career sacks96
Defensive Player of the Year awards1
Super Bowl titles1
Forced fumbles19
Dominance w25%8488
Peak w20%9094
Longevity w20%9282
Honours w20%8488
Statistics w15%9490

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GOAT Rank · the data
Brown88.3
Sapp88.3
The people
Brown
Sapp

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