Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 86
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 55 | |
| 1950 | 61 | |
| 1951 | 67 | |
| 1952 | 73 | |
| 1953 | 79 | |
| 1954 | 85 | |
| 1955 | 91 | |
| 1956 | 97 | |
| 1957 | 90 | |
| 1958 | 83 | |
| 1959 | 76 | |
| 1960 | 69 | |
| 1961 | 62 | |
| 1962 | 55 |
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 Chuck Bednarik ranks #46 in American Football
Chuck Bednarik ranks 46th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1599th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 88.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 88, Peak 94, Longevity 88, Honours 88, Statistics 86. 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 1949–1962 with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1956, which sets the Peak component at 94. Peak 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 nfl titles 2, pro bowls 8, first-team all-pro selections 6, games played 169.
Immediately ahead sits Brian Dawkins on 88.9, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Jim Parker on 88.9. 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.
Chuck Bednarik GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Bednarik stood above the field while competing. Scored 88/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1956. Scored 94/100.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 13 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 88/100.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.
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Chuck Bednarik — frequently asked
- Is Chuck Bednarik the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Chuck Bednarik ranks 46th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 88.9, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Chuck Bednarik's GOAT Score?
- 88.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Chuck Bednarik rank all time?
- 1599th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 46th within American Football.
- Chuck Bednarik vs Brian Dawkins: who ranks higher?
- Chuck Bednarik, on 88.9 against Brian Dawkins's 88.9 — a margin of 0.0 points.