Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 96
- Longevity
- 76
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 55 | |
| 1966 | 77 | |
| 1967 | 98 | |
| 1968 | 90 | |
| 1969 | 81 | |
| 1970 | 73 | |
| 1971 | 64 | |
| 1972 | 56 | |
| 1973 | 47 | |
| 1974 | 39 | |
| 1975 | 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 Bob Hayes ranks #138 in American Football
Bob Hayes ranks 138th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1988th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 87.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 96, Longevity 76, Honours 88, Statistics 90. 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 1965–1975 with 11 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1967, 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 olympic gold medals 2, super bowl titles 1, receiving touchdowns 71, receiving yards 7414.
Immediately ahead sits John Riggins on 87.1, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Dante Lavelli on 87.0. 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.
Bob Hayes GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Hayes 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 1967. Scored 96/100.
- Longevity76/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 10 years of competition and 11 recorded seasons. Scored 76/100.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 88/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Hayes comparisons
Bob Hayes — frequently asked
- Is Bob Hayes the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Bob Hayes ranks 138th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 87.0, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Bob Hayes's GOAT Score?
- 87.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 76 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Bob Hayes rank all time?
- 1988th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 138th within American Football.
- Bob Hayes vs John Riggins: who ranks higher?
- John Riggins, on 87.1 against Bob Hayes's 87.0 — a margin of 0.1 points.