Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 100 | |
| 1975 | 423 | |
| 1976 | 880 | |
| 1977 | 462 | |
| 1978 | 798 | |
| 1979 | 1183 | |
| 1980 | 1006 | |
| 1981 | 638 | |
| 1982 | 441 | |
| 1983 | 574 | |
| 1984 | 624 | |
| 1985 | 937 | |
| 1986 | 305 | |
| 1987 | 352 |
Data sources
- NFL.com
- Pro Football Reference
- Pro Football Hall of Fame
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why John Stallworth ranks #53 in American Football
John Stallworth ranks 53rd among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1131st of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 87.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 92, Longevity 88, Honours 86, Statistics 92. Those categories are normalised against the full American Football reference universe of 381 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1974–1987 with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1979, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes super bowl titles 4, career receiving yards 8723, pro bowls 3, career receptions 537.
Immediately ahead sits Johnny Unitas on 87.2, a gap of 0.2 points. Directly behind is Patrick Peterson on 87.1. 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.
John Stallworth GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Stallworth stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1979. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 13 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.
Top Stallworth comparisons
John Stallworth — frequently asked
- Is John Stallworth the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. John Stallworth ranks 53rd in American Football with a GOAT Score of 87.0, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is John Stallworth's GOAT Score?
- 87.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does John Stallworth rank all time?
- 1131st of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 53rd within American Football.
- John Stallworth vs Johnny Unitas: who ranks higher?
- Johnny Unitas, on 87.2 against John Stallworth's 87.0 — a margin of 0.2 points.