Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 96 | |
| 1968 | 90 | |
| 1969 | 85 | |
| 1970 | 79 | |
| 1971 | 74 | |
| 1972 | 68 | |
| 1973 | 62 | |
| 1974 | 57 | |
| 1975 | 51 | |
| 1976 | 46 | |
| 1977 | 40 |
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 Lem Barney ranks #234 in American Football
Lem Barney ranks 234th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 2362nd of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 92, Longevity 80, Honours 82, Statistics 90. 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 1967–1977 with 11 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1967, 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 career interceptions 56, defensive rookie of the year awards 1, pro bowls 7, return touchdowns 11.
Immediately ahead sits Tom Fears on 85.3, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is George McAfee on 85.3. 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.
Lem Barney GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Barney stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1967. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 10 years of competition and 11 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Barney comparisons
Lem Barney — frequently asked
- Is Lem Barney the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Lem Barney ranks 234th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 85.3, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Lem Barney's GOAT Score?
- 85.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Lem Barney rank all time?
- 2362nd of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 234th within American Football.
- Lem Barney vs Tom Fears: who ranks higher?
- Lem Barney, on 85.3 against Tom Fears's 85.3 — a margin of 0.0 points.