League titles
8
Career points
1,608
Pro Bowls
9
Seasons played
21
Field goals made
264
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 98
- Honours
- 94
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 50 | |
| 1947 | 56 | |
| 1948 | 62 | |
| 1949 | 67 | |
| 1950 | 73 | |
| 1951 | 79 | |
| 1952 | 85 | |
| 1953 | 90 | |
| 1954 | 96 | |
| 1955 | 92 | |
| 1956 | 89 | |
| 1957 | 85 | |
| 1958 | 82 | |
| 1959 | 78 | |
| 1960 | 75 | |
| 1961 | 71 | |
| 1962 | 68 | |
| 1963 | 64 | |
| 1964 | 61 | |
| 1965 | 57 | |
| 1966 | 54 | |
| 1967 | 50 |
Data sources
- Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Pro Football Reference
- NFL official records
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Lou Groza ranks #3 in American Football
Lou Groza ranks #3 in American Football and #1135 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 92.4/100.
The verified career covers 1946–1967 and 22 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Longevity the strongest category at 98/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: League titles 8, Career points 1608, Pro Bowls 9, Seasons played 21.
Nearest context: ahead Jerry Rice (94.9); behind Sammy Baugh (92.3). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Lou Groza GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity98/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 98/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours94/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Groza comparisons
Lou Groza — frequently asked
- Is Lou Groza the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Lou Groza ranks #3 in American Football with a GOAT Score of 92.4/100, behind Tom Brady (97.2).
- What is Lou Groza's GOAT Score?
- 92.4/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 98 (20%), Honours 94 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%).
- Where does Lou Groza rank all time?
- #1135 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #3 in American Football.
- Lou Groza vs Jerry Rice: who ranks higher?
- Jerry Rice ranks higher at 94.9 versus Lou Groza at 92.4, a margin of 2.5 points.