Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 90
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 55 | |
| 1971 | 69 | |
| 1972 | 83 | |
| 1973 | 97 | |
| 1974 | 90 | |
| 1975 | 83 | |
| 1976 | 76 | |
| 1977 | 69 | |
| 1978 | 61 | |
| 1979 | 54 | |
| 1980 | 47 | |
| 1981 | 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 Jim Langer ranks #95 in American Football
Jim Langer ranks 95th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1798th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 87.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 94, Longevity 82, Honours 90, Statistics 88. 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 1970–1981 with 12 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1973, 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 super bowl titles 2, perfect seasons 1, pro bowls 6, all-pro selections 6.
Immediately ahead sits Ron Mix on 88.0, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Dick LeBeau on 87.9. 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.
Jim Langer GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Langer stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1973. Scored 94/100.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 11 years of competition and 12 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 90/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
Top Langer comparisons
Jim Langer — frequently asked
- Is Jim Langer the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Jim Langer ranks 95th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 87.9, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Jim Langer's GOAT Score?
- 87.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Jim Langer rank all time?
- 1798th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 95th within American Football.
- Jim Langer vs Ron Mix: who ranks higher?
- Ron Mix, on 88.0 against Jim Langer's 87.9 — a margin of 0.1 points.