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Leemans vs Atwater

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LeemansWinner
83.3

Leemans wins: Dominance, Statistics

Atwater
83.2

Atwater wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Tuffy Leemans
83.3

Leemans leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Rookie rushing champion in 1936 and an NFL champion with the Giants.

1. Tuffy Leemans
83.3
2. Steve Atwater
83.2

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. 🇺🇸 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 day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Leemans0095182332540
🇺🇸 Atwater00271521

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.

MetricLeemansRetiredAtwaterRetired
NFL titles1
Rushing titles1
Career rushing yards3,132
All-Pro selections2
Seasons played811
Super Bowl titles2
Pro Bowls8
Career interceptions24
Career tackles1,180
Dominance w25%8278
Peak w20%9090
Longevity w20%7480
Honours w20%8484
Statistics w15%8886

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GOAT Rank · the data
Leemans83.3
Atwater83.2
The people
Leemans
Atwater

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