Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 90
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 50 | |
| 1968 | 58 | |
| 1969 | 65 | |
| 1970 | 73 | |
| 1971 | 80 | |
| 1972 | 88 | |
| 1973 | 95 | |
| 1974 | 88 | |
| 1975 | 81 | |
| 1976 | 74 | |
| 1977 | 66 | |
| 1978 | 59 | |
| 1979 | 52 | |
| 1980 | 45 |
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 Larry Little ranks #126 in American Football
Larry Little ranks 126th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1920th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 87.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 90, Longevity 86, Honours 90, Statistics 88. 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 1967–1980 with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1973, 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 2, pro bowls 5, all-pro selections 5, perfect seasons 1.
Immediately ahead sits Dermontti Dawson on 87.4, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Dan Marino on 87.3. 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.
Larry Little GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Little stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1973. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 13 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 90/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
Top Little comparisons
Larry Little — frequently asked
- Is Larry Little the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Larry Little ranks 126th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 87.4, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Larry Little's GOAT Score?
- 87.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Larry Little rank all time?
- 1920th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 126th within American Football.
- Larry Little vs Dermontti Dawson: who ranks higher?
- Larry Little, on 87.4 against Dermontti Dawson's 87.4 — a margin of 0.0 points.