Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 92
- Honours
- 90
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 9 | |
| 1980 | 11 | |
| 1981 | 7 | |
| 1982 | 8 | |
| 1983 | 12 | |
| 1984 | 11 | |
| 1985 | 12 | |
| 1986 | 8 | |
| 1987 | 5 | |
| 1988 | 7 |
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 Tom Flores ranks #17 in American Football
Tom Flores ranks 17th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 947th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 88.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 92, Longevity 92, Honours 90, 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 1960–1994 with 10 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1983, 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 super bowl titles as coach 2, super bowl titles as player or assistant 2, career coaching wins 97, conference championships 2.
Immediately ahead sits Steve Smith Sr on 88.7, a gap of -0.1 points. Directly behind is Drew Brees on 88.6. 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.
Tom Flores GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Flores stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1983. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity92/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 34 years of competition and 10 recorded seasons. Scored 92/100.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 90/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Flores comparisons
Tom Flores — frequently asked
- Is Tom Flores the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Tom Flores ranks 17th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 88.8, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Tom Flores's GOAT Score?
- 88.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 92 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Tom Flores rank all time?
- 947th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 17th within American Football.
- Tom Flores vs Steve Smith Sr: who ranks higher?
- Tom Flores, on 88.8 against Steve Smith Sr's 88.7 — a margin of 0.1 points.