Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 87
- Longevity
- 76
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 82
Career timeline · Goals per season
| Season | Goals per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 55 | |
| 1988 | 64 | |
| 1989 | 73 | |
| 1990 | 82 | |
| 1991 | 91 | |
| 1992 | 83 | |
| 1993 | 76 | |
| 1994 | 68 | |
| 1995 | 60 |
Data sources
- FIFA and UEFA competition archives
- National federation records
- League statistical archives
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Linda Hamilton ranks #341 in Football
Linda Hamilton ranks 341st among Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 894th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 82.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 87, Longevity 76, Honours 86, Statistics 82. Those categories are normalised against the full Football reference universe of 895 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1987–1995 with 9 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1991, which sets the Peak component at 87. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 87 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world cup titles 1, usa caps 71, world cup appearances 2, concacaf titles 2.
Immediately ahead sits Lisa Boattin on 82.1, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Ronald Koeman on 82.0. 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.
Linda Hamilton GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Hamilton stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full Football cohort.
- Peak87/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1991. Scored 87/100.
- Longevity76/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 8 years of competition and 9 recorded seasons. Scored 76/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.
Top Hamilton comparisons
Linda Hamilton — frequently asked
- Is Linda Hamilton the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Linda Hamilton ranks 341st in Football with a GOAT Score of 82.1, behind Lionel Messi on 97.0.
- What is Linda Hamilton's GOAT Score?
- 82.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 87 (20%), Longevity 76 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Linda Hamilton rank all time?
- 894th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 341st within Football.
- Linda Hamilton vs Lisa Boattin: who ranks higher?
- Linda Hamilton, on 82.1 against Lisa Boattin's 82.1 — a margin of 0.0 points.