Category profile
- Dominance
- 92
- Peak
- 96
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 92
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 50 | |
| 1953 | 57 | |
| 1954 | 64 | |
| 1955 | 71 | |
| 1956 | 77 | |
| 1957 | 84 | |
| 1958 | 91 | |
| 1959 | 98 | |
| 1960 | 90 | |
| 1961 | 81 | |
| 1962 | 73 | |
| 1963 | 65 | |
| 1964 | 57 | |
| 1965 | 48 | |
| 1966 | 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 Gino Marchetti ranks #11 in American Football
Gino Marchetti ranks 11th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1213th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 91.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 92, Peak 96, Longevity 86, Honours 92, Statistics 90. 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 1952–1966 with 15 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1959, which sets the Peak component at 96. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 96 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes pro bowls 11, all-pro selections 9, nfl titles 2, seasons played 14.
Immediately ahead sits Mel Blount on 91.5, a gap of 0.2 points. Directly behind is Julius Peppers on 90.9. 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.
Gino Marchetti GOAT Score explained
- Dominance92/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Marchetti stood above the field while competing. Scored 92/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak96/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1959. Scored 96/100.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 14 years of competition and 15 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
- Honours92/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 92/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Marchetti comparisons
Gino Marchetti — frequently asked
- Is Gino Marchetti the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Gino Marchetti ranks 11th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 91.3, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Gino Marchetti's GOAT Score?
- 91.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 92 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 92 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Gino Marchetti rank all time?
- 1213th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 11th within American Football.
- Gino Marchetti vs Mel Blount: who ranks higher?
- Mel Blount, on 91.5 against Gino Marchetti's 91.3 — a margin of 0.2 points.