Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 66
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1944 | 444 | |
| 1945 | 832 | |
| 1946 | 529 | |
| 1947 | 1008 | |
| 1948 | 945 | |
| 1949 | 1146 | |
| 1950 | 629 | |
| 1951 | 327 |
Data sources
- NFL
- 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 Steve Van Buren ranks #56 in American Football
Steve Van Buren ranks 56th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 801st of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 83.5 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 92, Longevity 66, Honours 86, Statistics 88. Those categories are normalised against the full American Football reference universe of 378 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1944–1951 with 8 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1949, 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 nfl championships 2, rushing titles 4, all-pro first teams 5, career rushing yards 5860.
Immediately ahead sits Calvin Johnson on 82.4, a gap of -1.1 points. Directly behind is Patrick Mahomes on 85.4. 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.
Steve Van Buren GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Van Buren 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 1949. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity66/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 7 years of competition and 8 recorded seasons. Scored 66/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
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Steve Van Buren — frequently asked
- Is Steve Van Buren the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Steve Van Buren ranks 56th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 83.5, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Steve Van Buren's GOAT Score?
- 83.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 66 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Steve Van Buren rank all time?
- 801st of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 56th within American Football.
- Steve Van Buren vs Calvin Johnson: who ranks higher?
- Steve Van Buren, on 83.5 against Calvin Johnson's 82.4 — a margin of 1.1 points.