Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 99
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 35 | |
| 1950 | 39 | |
| 1951 | 43 | |
| 1952 | 47 | |
| 1953 | 51 | |
| 1954 | 55 | |
| 1955 | 59 | |
| 1956 | 63 | |
| 1957 | 66 | |
| 1958 | 70 | |
| 1959 | 74 | |
| 1960 | 78 | |
| 1961 | 82 | |
| 1962 | 86 | |
| 1963 | 90 | |
| 1964 | 94 | |
| 1965 | 89 | |
| 1966 | 84 | |
| 1967 | 79 | |
| 1968 | 74 | |
| 1969 | 69 | |
| 1970 | 65 | |
| 1971 | 60 | |
| 1972 | 55 | |
| 1973 | 50 | |
| 1974 | 45 | |
| 1975 | 40 |
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 George Blanda ranks #39 in American Football
George Blanda ranks 39th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1568th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 89.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 90, Longevity 99, Honours 86, Statistics 94. 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 1949–1975 with 27 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1964, which sets the Peak component at 90. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 99 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes seasons played 26, career points 2002, passing touchdowns 236, afl titles 2.
Immediately ahead sits Aaron Donald on 89.1, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Steve Largent on 89.1. 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.
George Blanda GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Blanda stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1964. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity99/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 26 years of competition and 27 recorded seasons. Scored 99/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 94/100.
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George Blanda — frequently asked
- Is George Blanda the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. George Blanda ranks 39th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 89.1, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is George Blanda's GOAT Score?
- 89.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 99 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does George Blanda rank all time?
- 1568th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 39th within American Football.
- George Blanda vs Aaron Donald: who ranks higher?
- George Blanda, on 89.1 against Aaron Donald's 89.1 — a margin of 0.0 points.