Category profile
- Dominance
- 93
- Peak
- 95
- Longevity
- 70
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 942 | |
| 1958 | 1527 | |
| 1959 | 1329 | |
| 1960 | 1257 | |
| 1961 | 1408 | |
| 1962 | 996 | |
| 1963 | 1863 | |
| 1964 | 1446 | |
| 1965 | 1544 |
Data sources
- NFL
- Pro Football Reference
- Olympedia
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Jim Brown ranks #32 in American Football
Jim Brown ranks 32nd among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 598th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 87.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 93, Peak 95, Longevity 70, Honours 88, Statistics 94. 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 1957–1965 with 9 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1963, which sets the Peak component at 95. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 95 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes mvp awards 3, nfl championships 1, rushing titles 8, career rushing yards 12312.
Immediately ahead sits Jason Witten on 82.8, a gap of -5.1 points. Directly behind is Terrell Owens on 83.8. 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.
Jim Brown GOAT Score explained
- Dominance93/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Brown stood above the field while competing. Scored 93/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak95/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1963. Scored 95/100.
- Longevity70/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 8 years of competition and 9 recorded seasons. Scored 70/100.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 88/100.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 94/100.
Top Brown comparisons
Jim Brown — frequently asked
- Is Jim Brown the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Jim Brown ranks 32nd in American Football with a GOAT Score of 87.9, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Jim Brown's GOAT Score?
- 87.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 93 (25%), Peak 95 (20%), Longevity 70 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Jim Brown rank all time?
- 598th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 32nd within American Football.
- Jim Brown vs Jason Witten: who ranks higher?
- Jim Brown, on 87.9 against Jason Witten's 82.8 — a margin of 5.1 points.