Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 86
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 55 | |
| 1998 | 63 | |
| 1999 | 71 | |
| 2000 | 80 | |
| 2001 | 88 | |
| 2002 | 96 | |
| 2003 | 89 | |
| 2004 | 83 | |
| 2005 | 76 | |
| 2006 | 70 | |
| 2007 | 63 | |
| 2008 | 57 | |
| 2009 | 50 |
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 Orlando Pace ranks #173 in American Football
Orlando Pace ranks 173rd among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 2129th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 86.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 92, Longevity 82, Honours 86, Statistics 86. 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 1997–2009 with 13 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2002, 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 7, first-team all-pro selections 3, super bowl titles 1, games started 169.
Immediately ahead sits Willie Lanier on 86.4, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Dan Fortmann on 86.4. 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.
Orlando Pace GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Pace 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 2002. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 12 years of competition and 13 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.
Top Pace comparisons
Orlando Pace — frequently asked
- Is Orlando Pace the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Orlando Pace ranks 173rd in American Football with a GOAT Score of 86.4, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Orlando Pace's GOAT Score?
- 86.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Orlando Pace rank all time?
- 2129th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 173rd within American Football.
- Orlando Pace vs Willie Lanier: who ranks higher?
- Orlando Pace, on 86.4 against Willie Lanier's 86.4 — a margin of 0.0 points.