Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 8 | |
| 1970 | 9 | |
| 1971 | 11 | |
| 1972 | 10 | |
| 1973 | 8 | |
| 1974 | 7 | |
| 1975 | 9 | |
| 1976 | 6 | |
| 1977 | 5 | |
| 1978 | 4 | |
| 1979 | 3 | |
| 1980 | 2 | |
| 1981 | 1 |
Data sources
- NFL
- Pro Football Reference
- Olympics.com
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Joe Greene ranks #27 in American Football
Joe Greene ranks 27th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 543rd of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 86.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 90, Longevity 82, Honours 88, Statistics 84. 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 1969–1981 with 13 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1971, 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 4, defensive player of the year 2, pro bowls 10, all-pro first teams 4.
Immediately ahead sits Ronnie Lott on 85.9, a gap of -0.2 points. Directly behind is Adrian Peterson on 85.5. 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.
Joe Greene GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Greene stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1971. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 12 years of competition and 13 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 88/100.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.
Top Greene comparisons
Joe Greene — frequently asked
- Is Joe Greene the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Joe Greene ranks 27th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 86.1, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Joe Greene's GOAT Score?
- 86.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Joe Greene rank all time?
- 543rd of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 27th within American Football.
- Joe Greene vs Ronnie Lott: who ranks higher?
- Joe Greene, on 86.1 against Ronnie Lott's 85.9 — a margin of 0.2 points.