Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 94
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 5 | |
| 2001 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 2 |
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 Ronde Barber ranks #30 in American Football
Ronde Barber ranks 30th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1021st of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 88.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 90, Longevity 94, Honours 86, 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 1997–2012 with 16 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2000, which sets the Peak component at 90. Longevity 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 super bowl titles 1, career interceptions 47, career sacks 28, pro bowls 5.
Immediately ahead sits Antonio Gates on 87.9, a gap of -0.1 points. Directly behind is Derrick Henry on 88.0. 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.
Ronde Barber GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Barber stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2000. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity94/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 15 years of competition and 16 recorded seasons. Scored 94/100.
- 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 Barber comparisons
Ronde Barber — frequently asked
- Is Ronde Barber the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Ronde Barber ranks 30th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 88.0, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Ronde Barber's GOAT Score?
- 88.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 94 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Ronde Barber rank all time?
- 1021st of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 30th within American Football.
- Ronde Barber vs Antonio Gates: who ranks higher?
- Ronde Barber, on 88.0 against Antonio Gates's 87.9 — a margin of 0.1 points.