Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 282 | |
| 1958 | 603 | |
| 1959 | 846 | |
| 1960 | 801 | |
| 1961 | 1144 | |
| 1962 | 1146 | |
| 1963 | 731 | |
| 1964 | 897 | |
| 1965 | 427 | |
| 1966 | 858 | |
| 1967 | 392 | |
| 1968 | 158 |
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 Tommy McDonald ranks #144 in American Football
Tommy McDonald ranks 144th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1559th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 83.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 90, Longevity 80, Honours 80, 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 1957–1968 with 12 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1962, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes nfl titles 1, pro bowls 6, career receiving touchdowns 84, career receiving yards 8410.
Immediately ahead sits Bart Starr on 83.0, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Odell Beckham Jr on 83.0. 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.
Tommy McDonald GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far McDonald stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1962. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 11 years of competition and 12 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
- 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.
Top McDonald comparisons
Tommy McDonald — frequently asked
- Is Tommy McDonald the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Tommy McDonald ranks 144th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 83.0, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Tommy McDonald's GOAT Score?
- 83.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Tommy McDonald rank all time?
- 1559th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 144th within American Football.
- Tommy McDonald vs Bart Starr: who ranks higher?
- Tommy McDonald, on 83.0 against Bart Starr's 83.0 — a margin of 0.0 points.