Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 94
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 40 | |
| 1970 | 45 | |
| 1971 | 49 | |
| 1972 | 54 | |
| 1973 | 58 | |
| 1974 | 63 | |
| 1975 | 67 | |
| 1976 | 72 | |
| 1977 | 76 | |
| 1978 | 81 | |
| 1979 | 85 | |
| 1980 | 90 | |
| 1981 | 94 | |
| 1982 | 84 | |
| 1983 | 74 | |
| 1984 | 65 | |
| 1985 | 55 | |
| 1986 | 45 |
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 Charlie Joiner ranks #208 in American Football
Charlie Joiner ranks 208th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 2275th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 88, Longevity 94, Honours 80, 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 1969–1986 with 18 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1981, which sets the Peak component at 88. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes career receptions 750, receiving yards 12146, seasons played 18, pro bowls 3.
Immediately ahead sits Curley Culp on 85.7, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Rod Woodson on 85.6. 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.
Charlie Joiner GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Joiner stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1981. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity94/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 17 years of competition and 18 recorded seasons. Scored 94/100.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.
Top Joiner comparisons
Charlie Joiner — frequently asked
- Is Charlie Joiner the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Charlie Joiner ranks 208th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 85.7, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Charlie Joiner's GOAT Score?
- 85.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 94 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Charlie Joiner rank all time?
- 2275th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 208th within American Football.
- Charlie Joiner vs Curley Culp: who ranks higher?
- Charlie Joiner, on 85.7 against Curley Culp's 85.7 — a margin of 0.0 points.