Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 50 | |
| 1949 | 58 | |
| 1950 | 65 | |
| 1951 | 73 | |
| 1952 | 81 | |
| 1953 | 88 | |
| 1954 | 96 | |
| 1955 | 89 | |
| 1956 | 82 | |
| 1957 | 76 | |
| 1958 | 69 | |
| 1959 | 62 | |
| 1960 | 55 | |
| 1961 | 49 | |
| 1962 | 42 | |
| 1963 | 35 |
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 Perry ranks #69 in American Football
Joe Perry ranks 69th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1700th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 88.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 92, Longevity 88, Honours 84, Statistics 94. 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 1948–1963 with 16 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1954, which sets the Peak component at 92. Statistics is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 15% of the final score. The underlying career record includes career rushing yards 12532, consecutive 1,000-yard seasons 2, pro bowls 3, mvp awards 1.
Immediately ahead sits Sid Luckman on 88.4, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Frank Gatski on 88.4. 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 Perry GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Perry stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1954. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 15 years of competition and 16 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 94/100.
Top Perry comparisons
Joe Perry — frequently asked
- Is Joe Perry the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Joe Perry ranks 69th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 88.4, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Joe Perry's GOAT Score?
- 88.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Joe Perry rank all time?
- 1700th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 69th within American Football.
- Joe Perry vs Sid Luckman: who ranks higher?
- Joe Perry, on 88.4 against Sid Luckman's 88.4 — a margin of 0.0 points.