Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 74
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 45 | |
| 1966 | 62 | |
| 1967 | 80 | |
| 1968 | 97 | |
| 1969 | 89 | |
| 1970 | 81 | |
| 1971 | 73 | |
| 1972 | 65 | |
| 1973 | 57 | |
| 1974 | 49 | |
| 1975 | 41 | |
| 1976 | 33 | |
| 1977 | 25 |
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 Joe Namath ranks #311 in American Football
Joe Namath ranks 311th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 2784th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 82.5 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 94, Longevity 74, Honours 84, Statistics 84. 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 1965–1977 with 13 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1968, 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 1, super bowl mvp awards 1, passing yards 27663, first 4,000-yard passing season 1.
Immediately ahead sits Wayne Millner on 82.6, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Ray Flaherty on 82.5. 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 Namath GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Namath stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1968. Scored 94/100.
- Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 12 years of competition and 13 recorded seasons. Scored 74/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.
Top Namath comparisons
Joe Namath — frequently asked
- Is Joe Namath the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Joe Namath ranks 311th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 82.5, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Joe Namath's GOAT Score?
- 82.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Joe Namath rank all time?
- 2784th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 311th within American Football.
- Joe Namath vs Wayne Millner: who ranks higher?
- Wayne Millner, on 82.6 against Joe Namath's 82.5 — a margin of 0.1 points.