Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 74
- Honours
- 90
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 55 | |
| 1947 | 69 | |
| 1948 | 83 | |
| 1949 | 97 | |
| 1950 | 88 | |
| 1951 | 78 | |
| 1952 | 69 | |
| 1953 | 59 | |
| 1954 | 50 | |
| 1955 | 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 Marion Motley ranks #135 in American Football
Marion Motley ranks 135th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1982nd of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 87.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 88, Peak 94, Longevity 74, Honours 90, 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 1946–1955 with 10 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1949, which sets the Peak component at 94. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes league titles 5, yards per carry 6, rushing yards 4712, all-league selections 4.
Immediately ahead sits Patrick Peterson on 87.1, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Jerome Bettis on 87.0. 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.
Marion Motley GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Motley stood above the field while competing. Scored 88/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1949. Scored 94/100.
- Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 9 years of competition and 10 recorded seasons. Scored 74/100.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 90/100.
- 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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Marion Motley — frequently asked
- Is Marion Motley the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Marion Motley ranks 135th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 87.1, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Marion Motley's GOAT Score?
- 87.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Marion Motley rank all time?
- 1982nd of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 135th within American Football.
- Marion Motley vs Patrick Peterson: who ranks higher?
- Marion Motley, on 87.1 against Patrick Peterson's 87.1 — a margin of 0.0 points.