Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 96
- Statistics
- 88
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 50 | |
| 1959 | 59 | |
| 1960 | 69 | |
| 1961 | 78 | |
| 1962 | 88 | |
| 1963 | 97 | |
| 1964 | 91 | |
| 1965 | 84 | |
| 1966 | 78 | |
| 1967 | 72 | |
| 1968 | 65 | |
| 1969 | 59 | |
| 1970 | 53 | |
| 1971 | 46 | |
| 1972 | 40 |
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 Ray Nitschke ranks #15 in American Football
Ray Nitschke ranks #15 in American Football and #1465 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 90.4/100.
The verified career covers 1958–1972 and 15 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Honours the strongest category at 96/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: NFL titles 5, Super Bowl titles 2, Career interceptions 25, Championship game MVP awards 1.
Nearest context: ahead Larry Fitzgerald (90.4); behind Forrest Gregg (90.3). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Ray Nitschke GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours96/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
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Ray Nitschke — frequently asked
- Is Ray Nitschke the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Ray Nitschke ranks #15 in American Football with a GOAT Score of 90.4/100, behind Tom Brady (97.2).
- What is Ray Nitschke's GOAT Score?
- 90.4/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 96 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Ray Nitschke rank all time?
- #1465 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #15 in American Football.
- Ray Nitschke vs Larry Fitzgerald: who ranks higher?
- Ray Nitschke ranks higher at 90.4 versus Larry Fitzgerald at 90.4, a margin of 0.0 points.