Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 50 | |
| 1977 | 56 | |
| 1978 | 63 | |
| 1979 | 69 | |
| 1980 | 76 | |
| 1981 | 82 | |
| 1982 | 89 | |
| 1983 | 95 | |
| 1984 | 85 | |
| 1985 | 75 | |
| 1986 | 65 | |
| 1987 | 55 | |
| 1988 | 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 Harry Carson ranks #175 in American Football
Harry Carson ranks 175th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 2131st of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 86.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 90, Longevity 86, Honours 86, 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 1976–1988 with 13 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1983, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes super bowl titles 1, pro bowls 9, career tackles 1000, seasons played 13.
Immediately ahead sits Dan Fortmann on 86.4, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Len Ford on 86.4. 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.
Harry Carson GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Carson stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1983. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 12 years of competition and 13 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Carson comparisons
Harry Carson — frequently asked
- Is Harry Carson the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Harry Carson ranks 175th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 86.4, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Harry Carson's GOAT Score?
- 86.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Harry Carson rank all time?
- 2131st of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 175th within American Football.
- Harry Carson vs Dan Fortmann: who ranks higher?
- Harry Carson, on 86.4 against Dan Fortmann's 86.4 — a margin of 0.0 points.