Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 78
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 325 | |
| 1957 | 938 | |
| 1958 | 875 | |
| 1959 | 972 | |
| 1960 | 1358 | |
| 1961 | 2418 | |
| 1962 | 2438 | |
| 1963 | 1855 | |
| 1964 | 2144 | |
| 1965 | 2055 | |
| 1966 | 2257 | |
| 1967 | 1823 | |
| 1968 | 1617 | |
| 1969 | 1161 | |
| 1970 | 1645 | |
| 1971 | 286 |
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 Bart Starr ranks #49 in American Football
Bart Starr ranks 49th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 725th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 83.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 88, Longevity 78, Honours 88, Statistics 78. 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 1956–1971 with 16 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1962, which sets the Peak component at 88. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes nfl championships 5, super bowl titles 2, super bowl mvp awards 2, league mvp awards 1.
Immediately ahead sits Rob Gronkowski on 84.1, a gap of 1.1 points. Directly behind is Thurman Thomas on 81.8. 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.
Bart Starr GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Starr stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1962. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 15 years of competition and 16 recorded seasons. Scored 78/100.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 88/100.
- Statistics78/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 78/100.
Top Starr comparisons
Bart Starr — frequently asked
- Is Bart Starr the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Bart Starr ranks 49th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 83.0, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Bart Starr's GOAT Score?
- 83.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 78 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Bart Starr rank all time?
- 725th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 49th within American Football.
- Bart Starr vs Rob Gronkowski: who ranks higher?
- Rob Gronkowski, on 84.1 against Bart Starr's 83.0 — a margin of 1.1 points.