Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 74
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 3 | |
| 1955 | 4 | |
| 1956 | 5 | |
| 1957 | 5 | |
| 1958 | 5 | |
| 1959 | 4 | |
| 1960 | 4 | |
| 1961 | 3 | |
| 1962 | 2 |
Data sources
- NFL.com
- 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 Les Richter ranks #152 in American Football
Les Richter ranks 152nd among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1631st of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 82.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 90, Longevity 74, Honours 80, Statistics 88. Those categories are normalised against the full American Football reference universe of 381 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1954–1962 with 9 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1956, 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 pro bowls 8, career interceptions 16, games played 112, seasons played 9.
Immediately ahead sits Patrick Willis on 82.2, a gap of 0.2 points. Directly behind is Fran Tarkenton on 81.9. 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.
Les Richter GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Richter stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1956. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 8 years of competition and 9 recorded seasons. Scored 74/100.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
Top Richter comparisons
Les Richter — frequently asked
- Is Les Richter the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Les Richter ranks 152nd in American Football with a GOAT Score of 82.0, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Les Richter's GOAT Score?
- 82.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Les Richter rank all time?
- 1631st of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 152nd within American Football.
- Les Richter vs Patrick Willis: who ranks higher?
- Patrick Willis, on 82.2 against Les Richter's 82.0 — a margin of 0.2 points.