Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 96
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1942 | 50 | |
| 1943 | 62 | |
| 1944 | 74 | |
| 1945 | 86 | |
| 1946 | 98 | |
| 1947 | 88 | |
| 1948 | 79 | |
| 1949 | 69 | |
| 1950 | 59 | |
| 1951 | 49 | |
| 1952 | 40 | |
| 1953 | 30 |
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 Bill Dudley ranks #130 in American Football
Bill Dudley ranks 130th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1940th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 87.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 96, Longevity 78, Honours 86, Statistics 92. 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 1942–1953 with 12 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1946, which sets the Peak component at 96. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 96 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes nfl mvp awards 1, rushing titles 2, career interceptions 23, pro bowls 3.
Immediately ahead sits Don Coryell on 87.3, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Johnny Unitas on 87.2. 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.
Bill Dudley GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Dudley stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak96/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1946. Scored 96/100.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 11 years of competition and 12 recorded seasons. Scored 78/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.
Top Dudley comparisons
Bill Dudley — frequently asked
- Is Bill Dudley the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Bill Dudley ranks 130th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 87.3, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Bill Dudley's GOAT Score?
- 87.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Bill Dudley rank all time?
- 1940th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 130th within American Football.
- Bill Dudley vs Don Coryell: who ranks higher?
- Bill Dudley, on 87.3 against Don Coryell's 87.3 — a margin of 0.0 points.