Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 1 | |
| 1964 | 2 | |
| 1965 | 3 | |
| 1966 | 4 | |
| 1967 | 5 | |
| 1968 | 5 | |
| 1969 | 5 | |
| 1970 | 4 | |
| 1971 | 4 | |
| 1972 | 3 | |
| 1973 | 2 | |
| 1974 | 1 |
Data sources
- NFL.com
- 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 Bobby Bell ranks #36 in American Football
Bobby Bell ranks 36th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1047th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 87.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 92, Longevity 86, Honours 88, Statistics 90. Those categories are normalised against the full American Football reference universe of 381 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1963–1974 with 12 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1967, 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 super bowl titles 1, pro bowls 9, career interceptions 26, defensive touchdowns 9.
Immediately ahead sits Darrelle Revis on 87.7, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Jack Youngblood 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.
Bobby Bell GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Bell 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 1967. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 11 years of competition and 12 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
- 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 Bell comparisons
Bobby Bell — frequently asked
- Is Bobby Bell the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Bobby Bell ranks 36th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 87.7, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Bobby Bell's GOAT Score?
- 87.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Bobby Bell rank all time?
- 1047th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 36th within American Football.
- Bobby Bell vs Darrelle Revis: who ranks higher?
- Bobby Bell, on 87.7 against Darrelle Revis's 87.7 — a margin of 0.0 points.