Category profile
- Dominance
- 92
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 72
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | 6 | |
| 1936 | 8 | |
| 1937 | 7 | |
| 1938 | 9 | |
| 1939 | 6 | |
| 1940 | 7 | |
| 1941 | 10 | |
| 1942 | 17 | |
| 1943 | 11 | |
| 1944 | 9 | |
| 1945 | 9 |
Data sources
- NFL
- Pro Football Reference
- Olympics.com
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Don Hutson ranks #30 in American Football
Don Hutson ranks 30th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 591st of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 87.6 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 92, Peak 94, Longevity 72, Honours 88, Statistics 92. Those categories are normalised against the full American Football reference universe of 378 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1935–1945 with 11 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1942, 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 mvp awards 2, nfl championships 3, receiving titles 8, receiving touchdowns 99.
Immediately ahead sits Anthony Muñoz on 84.8, a gap of -2.8 points. Directly behind is Jason Witten on 82.8. 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.
Don Hutson GOAT Score explained
- Dominance92/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Hutson stood above the field while competing. Scored 92/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1942. Scored 94/100.
- Longevity72/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 10 years of competition and 11 recorded seasons. Scored 72/100.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 88/100.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.
Top Hutson comparisons
Don Hutson — frequently asked
- Is Don Hutson the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Don Hutson ranks 30th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 87.6, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Don Hutson's GOAT Score?
- 87.6 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 92 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 72 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Don Hutson rank all time?
- 591st of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 30th within American Football.
- Don Hutson vs Anthony Muñoz: who ranks higher?
- Don Hutson, on 87.6 against Anthony Muñoz's 84.8 — a margin of 2.8 points.