Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 2 | |
| 1959 | 3 | |
| 1960 | 4 | |
| 1961 | 5 | |
| 1962 | 5 | |
| 1963 | 0 | |
| 1964 | 4 | |
| 1965 | 4 | |
| 1966 | 3 | |
| 1967 | 3 | |
| 1968 | 2 | |
| 1969 | 2 | |
| 1970 | 1 |
Data sources
- NFL.com
- 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 Alex Karras ranks #103 in American Football
Alex Karras ranks 103rd among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1379th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 84.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 92, Longevity 82, Honours 82, Statistics 88. Those categories are normalised against the full American Football reference universe of 381 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1958–1970 with 13 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1961, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes pro bowls 4, first-team all-pro selections 3, games played 161, seasons played 12.
Immediately ahead sits Steve Hutchinson on 85.0, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Anthony Muñoz on 84.8. 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.
Alex Karras GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Karras stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1961. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 12 years of competition and 13 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
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Alex Karras — frequently asked
- Is Alex Karras the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Alex Karras ranks 103rd in American Football with a GOAT Score of 84.9, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Alex Karras's GOAT Score?
- 84.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Alex Karras rank all time?
- 1379th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 103rd within American Football.
- Alex Karras vs Steve Hutchinson: who ranks higher?
- Steve Hutchinson, on 85.0 against Alex Karras's 84.9 — a margin of 0.1 points.