Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 92
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 50 | |
| 1951 | 57 | |
| 1952 | 63 | |
| 1953 | 70 | |
| 1954 | 76 | |
| 1955 | 83 | |
| 1956 | 89 | |
| 1957 | 96 | |
| 1958 | 88 | |
| 1959 | 79 | |
| 1960 | 71 | |
| 1961 | 62 | |
| 1962 | 54 | |
| 1963 | 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 Leo Nomellini ranks #43 in American Football
Leo Nomellini ranks 43rd among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1587th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 89.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 92, Longevity 92, Honours 86, 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 1950–1963 with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1957, 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 pro bowls 10, consecutive games played 174, all-pro selections 6, seasons played 14.
Immediately ahead sits Doug Atkins on 89.0, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Aaron Rodgers on 88.9. 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.
Leo Nomellini GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Nomellini stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1957. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity92/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 13 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 92/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
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Leo Nomellini — frequently asked
- Is Leo Nomellini the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Leo Nomellini ranks 43rd in American Football with a GOAT Score of 89.0, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Leo Nomellini's GOAT Score?
- 89.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 92 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Leo Nomellini rank all time?
- 1587th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 43rd within American Football.
- Leo Nomellini vs Doug Atkins: who ranks higher?
- Leo Nomellini, on 89.0 against Doug Atkins's 89.0 — a margin of 0.0 points.