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Sapp vs Schmidt

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SappWinner
88.3

Sapp wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

Schmidt
88.3

Schmidt wins: Longevity, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Warren Sapp
88.3

Sapp leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Defensive Player of the Year in 1999 and a Super Bowl champion with Tampa Bay.

1. Warren Sapp
88.3
2. Joe Schmidt
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. 🇺🇸 Joe Schmidt5 seasons played · career day 1,825327 touchdowns
-4.9% vs Sapp at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Sapp0050109344688
🇺🇸 Schmidt0050108327678

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.

MetricSappRetiredSchmidtRetired
Career sacks96
Defensive Player of the Year awards1
Super Bowl titles1
Pro Bowls710
Forced fumbles19
NFL titles2
All-Pro selections8
Career interceptions24
Seasons played13
Dominance w25%8886
Peak w20%9492
Longevity w20%8286
Honours w20%8890
Statistics w15%9088

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GOAT Rank · the data
Sapp88.3
Schmidt88.3
The people
Sapp
Schmidt

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