Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 30 | |
| 1958 | 37 | |
| 1959 | 43 | |
| 1960 | 50 | |
| 1961 | 56 | |
| 1962 | 63 | |
| 1963 | 69 | |
| 1964 | 76 | |
| 1965 | 82 | |
| 1966 | 89 | |
| 1967 | 95 | |
| 1968 | 86 | |
| 1969 | 78 | |
| 1970 | 69 | |
| 1971 | 61 | |
| 1972 | 52 | |
| 1973 | 44 | |
| 1974 | 35 |
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 Sonny Jurgensen ranks #200 in American Football
Sonny Jurgensen ranks 200th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 2234th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 92, Longevity 90, Honours 80, 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 1957–1974 with 18 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1967, 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 passing yards 32224, passing touchdowns 255, pro bowls 5, nfl passing titles 3.
Immediately ahead sits DeAndre Hopkins on 85.9, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Mike Webster on 85.8. 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.
Sonny Jurgensen GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Jurgensen stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1967. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 17 years of competition and 18 recorded seasons. Scored 90/100.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
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Sonny Jurgensen — frequently asked
- Is Sonny Jurgensen the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Sonny Jurgensen ranks 200th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 85.9, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Sonny Jurgensen's GOAT Score?
- 85.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Sonny Jurgensen rank all time?
- 2234th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 200th within American Football.
- Sonny Jurgensen vs DeAndre Hopkins: who ranks higher?
- Sonny Jurgensen, on 85.9 against DeAndre Hopkins's 85.9 — a margin of 0.0 points.