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American Football · Quarterback · United States

Kurt Warner

1998–2009 · From grocery clerk to two-time MVP and Super Bowl XXXIV champion.

Retired
Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
72.4
Cultural & brand footprint 52/100 · total legacy 68.7
Super Bowl titles
1
League MVP awards
2
Super Bowl MVP awards
1
Passing yards
32,344
Career passer rating
93.7

Category profile

Dominance
76
Peak
90
Longevity
66
Honours
80
Statistics
84

Career timeline · Touchdowns per season

SeasonTouchdowns per seasonShare of career
19994353
20001441
20014830
20021431
20030
20042054
20052713
20061418
20073417
20084583
20093753

Data sources

  • NFL
  • 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 Kurt Warner ranks #61 in American Football

Kurt Warner ranks 61st among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 889th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 78.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 76, Peak 90, Longevity 66, Honours 80, Statistics 84. Those categories are normalised against the full American Football reference universe of 378 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.

The record covers 1998–2009 with 11 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2001, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes super bowl titles 1, league mvp awards 2, super bowl mvp awards 1, passing yards 32344.

Immediately ahead sits Roger Staubach on 80.4, a gap of 1.6 points. Directly behind is Justin Jefferson on 80.4. 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.

Kurt Warner GOAT Score explained

Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Warner stood above the field while competing. Scored 76/100 against the full American Football cohort.
Peak90/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2001. Scored 90/100.
Longevity66/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 11 years of competition and 11 recorded seasons. Scored 66/100.
Honours80/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.

Kurt Warner — frequently asked

Is Kurt Warner the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Kurt Warner ranks 61st in American Football with a GOAT Score of 78.8, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
What is Kurt Warner's GOAT Score?
78.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 66 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Kurt Warner rank all time?
889th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 61st within American Football.
Kurt Warner vs Roger Staubach: who ranks higher?
Roger Staubach, on 80.4 against Kurt Warner's 78.8 — a margin of 1.6 points.
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