Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 247 | |
| 1959 | 452 | |
| 1960 | 1101 | |
| 1961 | 1307 | |
| 1962 | 1474 | |
| 1963 | 1018 | |
| 1964 | 1169 | |
| 1965 | 734 | |
| 1966 | 705 | |
| 1967 | 390 |
Data sources
- NFL.com
- Pro Football Reference
- Pro Football Hall of Fame
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Jim Taylor ranks #50 in American Football
Jim Taylor ranks 50th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1107th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 87.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 94, Longevity 78, Honours 88, Statistics 92. Those categories are normalised against the full American Football reference universe of 381 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1958–1967 with 10 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1962, 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 nfl titles 4, mvp awards 1, career rushing yards 8597, pro bowls 5.
Immediately ahead sits Dan Marino on 87.3, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Don Coryell on 87.3. 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 Taylor GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Taylor 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 1962. Scored 94/100.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 9 years of competition and 10 recorded seasons. Scored 78/100.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 88/100.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.
Top Taylor comparisons
Jim Taylor — frequently asked
- Is Jim Taylor the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Jim Taylor ranks 50th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 87.3, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Jim Taylor's GOAT Score?
- 87.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Jim Taylor rank all time?
- 1107th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 50th within American Football.
- Jim Taylor vs Dan Marino: who ranks higher?
- Jim Taylor, on 87.3 against Dan Marino's 87.3 — a margin of 0.0 points.