Category profile
- Dominance
- 92
- Peak
- 96
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 92
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 50 | |
| 1938 | 58 | |
| 1939 | 66 | |
| 1940 | 74 | |
| 1941 | 82 | |
| 1942 | 90 | |
| 1943 | 98 | |
| 1944 | 92 | |
| 1945 | 85 | |
| 1946 | 79 | |
| 1947 | 72 | |
| 1948 | 66 | |
| 1949 | 59 | |
| 1950 | 53 | |
| 1951 | 46 | |
| 1952 | 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 Sammy Baugh ranks #5 in American Football
Sammy Baugh ranks 5th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1054th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 92.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 92, Peak 96, Longevity 88, Honours 92, Statistics 94. 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 1937–1952 with 16 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1943, which sets the Peak component at 96. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 96 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes nfl titles 2, passing titles 6, punting average 45, career interceptions on defence 31.
Immediately ahead sits Curly Lambeau on 92.3, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Otto Graham on 92.0. 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.
Sammy Baugh GOAT Score explained
- Dominance92/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Baugh stood above the field while competing. Scored 92/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak96/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1943. Scored 96/100.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 15 years of competition and 16 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
- Honours92/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 92/100.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 94/100.
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Sammy Baugh — frequently asked
- Is Sammy Baugh the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Sammy Baugh ranks 5th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 92.3, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Sammy Baugh's GOAT Score?
- 92.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 92 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 92 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Sammy Baugh rank all time?
- 1054th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 5th within American Football.
- Sammy Baugh vs Curly Lambeau: who ranks higher?
- Sammy Baugh, on 92.3 against Curly Lambeau's 92.3 — a margin of 0.0 points.