Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 50 | |
| 1921 | 62 | |
| 1922 | 73 | |
| 1923 | 85 | |
| 1924 | 96 | |
| 1925 | 85 | |
| 1926 | 74 | |
| 1927 | 62 | |
| 1928 | 51 | |
| 1929 | 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 Paddy Driscoll ranks #183 in American Football
Paddy Driscoll ranks 183rd among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 2172nd of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 86.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 92, Longevity 78, Honours 86, 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 1920–1929 with 10 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1924, 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 nfl titles 1, all-pro selections 6, career points 402, field goals 49.
Immediately ahead sits Benny Friedman on 86.3, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Lou Creekmur on 86.2. 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.
Paddy Driscoll GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Driscoll 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 1924. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 9 years of competition and 10 recorded seasons. Scored 78/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Driscoll comparisons
Paddy Driscoll — frequently asked
- Is Paddy Driscoll the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Paddy Driscoll ranks 183rd in American Football with a GOAT Score of 86.2, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Paddy Driscoll's GOAT Score?
- 86.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Paddy Driscoll rank all time?
- 2172nd of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 183rd within American Football.
- Paddy Driscoll vs Benny Friedman: who ranks higher?
- Benny Friedman, on 86.3 against Paddy Driscoll's 86.2 — a margin of 0.1 points.