Category profile
- Dominance
- 74
- Peak
- 84
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2621 | |
| 2005 | 2385 | |
| 2006 | 3513 | |
| 2007 | 3154 | |
| 2008 | 3301 | |
| 2009 | 4328 | |
| 2010 | 3200 | |
| 2011 | 4077 | |
| 2012 | 3265 | |
| 2013 | 4261 | |
| 2014 | 4952 | |
| 2015 | 3938 | |
| 2016 | 3819 | |
| 2017 | 4251 | |
| 2018 | 5129 | |
| 2019 | 351 | |
| 2020 | 3803 | |
| 2021 | 3740 |
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 Ben Roethlisberger ranks #46 in American Football
Ben Roethlisberger ranks 46th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 684th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 74, Peak 84, Longevity 86, Honours 80, Statistics 88. 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 2004–2021 with 18 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2018, which sets the Peak component at 84. Statistics is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 15% of the final score. The underlying career record includes super bowl titles 2, passing yards 64088, passing touchdowns 418, pro bowls 6.
Immediately ahead sits Fran Tarkenton on 81.9, a gap of 0.2 points. Directly behind is Mike Singletary on 83.7. 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.
Ben Roethlisberger GOAT Score explained
- Dominance74/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Roethlisberger stood above the field while competing. Scored 74/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak84/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2018. Scored 84/100.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 17 years of competition and 18 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
- 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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Ben Roethlisberger — frequently asked
- Is Ben Roethlisberger the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Ben Roethlisberger ranks 46th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 81.7, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Ben Roethlisberger's GOAT Score?
- 81.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 74 (25%), Peak 84 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Ben Roethlisberger rank all time?
- 684th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 46th within American Football.
- Ben Roethlisberger vs Fran Tarkenton: who ranks higher?
- Fran Tarkenton, on 81.9 against Ben Roethlisberger's 81.7 — a margin of 0.2 points.