Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 94
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 120 | |
| 1997 | 115 | |
| 1998 | 127 | |
| 1999 | 110 | |
| 2000 | 122 | |
| 2001 | 113 | |
| 2002 | 109 | |
| 2003 | 121 | |
| 2004 | 141 | |
| 2005 | 100 | |
| 2006 | 89 | |
| 2007 | 116 | |
| 2008 | 55 | |
| 2009 | 79 | |
| 2010 | 98 | |
| 2011 | 109 | |
| 2012 | 153 | |
| 2013 | 145 | |
| 2014 | 132 | |
| 2015 | 129 | |
| 2016 | 138 | |
| 2017 | 155 | |
| 2018 | 131 | |
| 2019 | 44 |
Data sources
- NFL
- Pro Football Reference
- Pro Football Hall of Fame
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Adam Vinatieri ranks #10 in American Football
Adam Vinatieri ranks 10th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 374th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 86, Longevity 94, Honours 82, Statistics 90. Those categories are normalised against the full American Football reference universe of 378 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1996–2019 with 24 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2017, which sets the Peak component at 86. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes super bowl titles 4, career points 2673, field goals made 599, seasons played 24.
Immediately ahead sits Aaron Donald on 89.1, a gap of 3.2 points. Directly behind is Junior Seau on 86.4. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Adam Vinatieri GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Vinatieri stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2017. Scored 86/100.
- Longevity94/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 23 years of competition and 24 recorded seasons. Scored 94/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Vinatieri comparisons
Adam Vinatieri — frequently asked
- Is Adam Vinatieri the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Adam Vinatieri ranks 10th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 85.9, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Adam Vinatieri's GOAT Score?
- 85.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 94 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Adam Vinatieri rank all time?
- 374th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 10th within American Football.
- Adam Vinatieri vs Aaron Donald: who ranks higher?
- Aaron Donald, on 89.1 against Adam Vinatieri's 85.9 — a margin of 3.2 points.