Super Bowl titles
4
Defensive Player of the Year
2
Pro Bowls
10
All-Pro First Teams
4
Career sacks
78.5
Hall of Fame inductions
1
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index 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
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Joe Greene ranks #185 in American Football
Joe Greene ranks #185 in American Football and #2349 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 86.1/100.
The verified career covers 1969–1981 and 13 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Peak the strongest category at 90/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Super Bowl titles 4, Defensive Player of the Year 2, Pro Bowls 10, All-Pro First Teams 4.
Nearest context: ahead John Elway (86.1); behind Gene Hickerson (86.1). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Joe Greene GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Greene comparisons
Joe Greene — frequently asked
- Is Joe Greene the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Joe Greene ranks #185 in American Football with a GOAT Score of 86.1/100, behind Tom Brady (97.2).
- What is Joe Greene's GOAT Score?
- 86.1/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%).
- Where does Joe Greene rank all time?
- #2349 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #185 in American Football.
- Joe Greene vs John Elway: who ranks higher?
- Joe Greene ranks higher at 86.1 versus John Elway at 86.1, a margin of 0.0 points.