MVP awards
3
NFL championships
3
Super Bowl titles
1
Pro Bowls
10
Passing yards
40,239
Touchdown passes
290
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 87
- Statistics
- 87
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 9 | |
| 1957 | 24 | |
| 1958 | 19 | |
| 1959 | 32 | |
| 1960 | 25 | |
| 1961 | 16 | |
| 1962 | 23 | |
| 1963 | 20 | |
| 1964 | 19 | |
| 1965 | 12 | |
| 1966 | 22 | |
| 1967 | 20 | |
| 1968 | 2 | |
| 1969 | 12 | |
| 1970 | 14 | |
| 1971 | 3 | |
| 1972 | 4 | |
| 1973 | 3 |
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 Johnny Unitas ranks #126 in American Football
Johnny Unitas ranks #126 in American Football and #2101 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 87.2/100.
The verified career covers 1956–1973 and 18 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Peak the strongest category at 90/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: MVP awards 3, NFL championships 3, Super Bowl titles 1, Pro Bowls 10.
Nearest context: ahead Bill Dudley (87.3); behind Raymond Berry (87.2). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Johnny Unitas 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.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours87/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 87/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics87/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 87/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Unitas comparisons
Johnny Unitas — frequently asked
- Is Johnny Unitas the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Johnny Unitas ranks #126 in American Football with a GOAT Score of 87.2/100, behind Tom Brady (97.2).
- What is Johnny Unitas's GOAT Score?
- 87.2/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 87 (20%), Statistics 87 (15%).
- Where does Johnny Unitas rank all time?
- #2101 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #126 in American Football.
- Johnny Unitas vs Bill Dudley: who ranks higher?
- Bill Dudley ranks higher at 87.3 versus Johnny Unitas at 87.2, a margin of 0.1 points.