Super Bowl titles
4
Super Bowl MVP
3
MVP awards
2
Pro Bowls
8
Passing yards
40,551
Touchdown passes
273
Category profile
- Dominance
- 89
- Peak
- 93
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 91
- Statistics
- 88
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 15 | |
| 1981 | 19 | |
| 1982 | 17 | |
| 1983 | 26 | |
| 1984 | 28 | |
| 1985 | 27 | |
| 1986 | 8 | |
| 1987 | 31 | |
| 1988 | 18 | |
| 1989 | 26 | |
| 1990 | 26 | |
| 1991 | 2 | |
| 1992 | 13 | |
| 1993 | 16 |
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 Montana ranks #53 in American Football
Joe Montana ranks #53 in American Football and #1754 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 88.7/100.
The verified career covers 1979–1994 and 14 documented seasons. Peak is 93/100, with Peak the strongest category at 93/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Super Bowl titles 4, Super Bowl MVP 3, MVP awards 2, Pro Bowls 8.
Nearest context: ahead Kevin Greene (88.8); behind Steve Smith Sr (88.7). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Joe Montana GOAT Score explained
- Dominance89/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 89/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak93/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 93/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours91/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 91/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Montana comparisons
Joe Montana — frequently asked
- Is Joe Montana the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Joe Montana ranks #53 in American Football with a GOAT Score of 88.7/100, behind Tom Brady (97.2).
- What is Joe Montana's GOAT Score?
- 88.7/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 89 (25%), Peak 93 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 91 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Joe Montana rank all time?
- #1754 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #53 in American Football.
- Joe Montana vs Kevin Greene: who ranks higher?
- Kevin Greene ranks higher at 88.8 versus Joe Montana at 88.7, a margin of 0.1 points.