Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 92
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 50 | |
| 1931 | 58 | |
| 1932 | 65 | |
| 1933 | 73 | |
| 1934 | 81 | |
| 1935 | 88 | |
| 1936 | 96 | |
| 1937 | 89 | |
| 1938 | 82 | |
| 1939 | 76 | |
| 1940 | 69 | |
| 1941 | 62 | |
| 1942 | 55 | |
| 1943 | 49 | |
| 1944 | 42 | |
| 1945 | 35 |
Data sources
- Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Pro Football Reference
- NFL official records
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Arnie Herber ranks #103 in American Football
Arnie Herber ranks 103rd among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1826th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 87.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 92, Longevity 84, Honours 92, Statistics 88. Those categories are normalised against the full American Football reference universe of 340 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1930–1945 with 16 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1936, 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 nfl titles 4, passing titles 3, career passing yards 8033, touchdown passes 81.
Immediately ahead sits Mike Haynes on 87.8, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Darrelle Revis on 87.7. 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.
Arnie Herber GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Herber stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1936. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 15 years of competition and 16 recorded seasons. Scored 84/100.
- Honours92/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 92/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
Top Herber comparisons
Arnie Herber — frequently asked
- Is Arnie Herber the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Arnie Herber ranks 103rd in American Football with a GOAT Score of 87.8, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Arnie Herber's GOAT Score?
- 87.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 92 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Arnie Herber rank all time?
- 1826th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 103rd within American Football.
- Arnie Herber vs Mike Haynes: who ranks higher?
- Arnie Herber, on 87.8 against Mike Haynes's 87.8 — a margin of 0.0 points.