Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 45.3 | |
| 1974 | 42.2 | |
| 1975 | 43.8 | |
| 1976 | 41.8 | |
| 1977 | 43.3 | |
| 1978 | 42.7 | |
| 1979 | 42.6 | |
| 1980 | 43.6 | |
| 1981 | 43.7 | |
| 1982 | 41.4 | |
| 1983 | 42.8 | |
| 1984 | 41.9 | |
| 1985 | 40.8 | |
| 1986 | 41.1 |
Data sources
- NFL.com
- Pro Football Reference
- Pro Football Hall of Fame
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Ray Guy ranks #34 in American Football
Ray Guy ranks 34th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1038th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 87.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 92, Longevity 88, Honours 84, Statistics 90. Those categories are normalised against the full American Football reference universe of 381 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1973–1986 with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1973, 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 super bowl titles 3, pro bowls 7, career punts 1049, career punting average 42.4.
Immediately ahead sits Isaac Bruce on 87.8, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Darrelle Revis on 87.7. 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.
Ray Guy GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Guy 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 1973. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 13 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Guy comparisons
Ray Guy — frequently asked
- Is Ray Guy the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Ray Guy ranks 34th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 87.8, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Ray Guy's GOAT Score?
- 87.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Ray Guy rank all time?
- 1038th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 34th within American Football.
- Ray Guy vs Isaac Bruce: who ranks higher?
- Ray Guy, on 87.8 against Isaac Bruce's 87.8 — a margin of 0.0 points.