Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 50 | |
| 1927 | 55 | |
| 1928 | 61 | |
| 1929 | 66 | |
| 1930 | 72 | |
| 1931 | 77 | |
| 1932 | 82 | |
| 1933 | 88 | |
| 1934 | 93 | |
| 1935 | 80 | |
| 1936 | 67 | |
| 1937 | 53 | |
| 1938 | 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 Walt Kiesling ranks #272 in American Football
Walt Kiesling ranks 272nd among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 2539th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 84.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 88, Longevity 84, Honours 86, Statistics 84. 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 1926–1938 with 13 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1934, which sets the Peak component at 88. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes nfl titles 1, all-pro selections 2, seasons played 13, games played 132.
Immediately ahead sits A.J. Green on 84.2, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Rob Gronkowski on 84.1. 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.
Walt Kiesling GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Kiesling stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1934. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 12 years of competition and 13 recorded seasons. Scored 84/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.
Top Kiesling comparisons
Walt Kiesling — frequently asked
- Is Walt Kiesling the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Walt Kiesling ranks 272nd in American Football with a GOAT Score of 84.2, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Walt Kiesling's GOAT Score?
- 84.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Walt Kiesling rank all time?
- 2539th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 272nd within American Football.
- Walt Kiesling vs A.J. Green: who ranks higher?
- Walt Kiesling, on 84.2 against A.J. Green's 84.2 — a margin of 0.0 points.