Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 50 | |
| 1979 | 54 | |
| 1980 | 58 | |
| 1981 | 62 | |
| 1982 | 66 | |
| 1983 | 70 | |
| 1984 | 75 | |
| 1985 | 79 | |
| 1986 | 83 | |
| 1987 | 87 | |
| 1988 | 91 | |
| 1989 | 95 | |
| 1990 | 89 | |
| 1991 | 83 | |
| 1992 | 77 | |
| 1993 | 71 | |
| 1994 | 65 | |
| 1995 | 60 | |
| 1996 | 54 | |
| 1997 | 48 | |
| 1998 | 42 | |
| 1999 | 36 | |
| 2000 | 30 |
Data sources
- Pro Football Hall of Fame
- NFL official records
- Pro-Football-Reference
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Warren Moon ranks #153 in American Football
Warren Moon ranks 153rd among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 2058th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 86.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 90, Longevity 90, Honours 86, 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 1978–2000 with 23 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1989, 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 grey cup titles 5, nfl passing yards 49325, pro bowl selections 9, nfl touchdown passes 291.
Immediately ahead sits Ken Riley on 86.7, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Terry Bradshaw on 86.7. 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.
Warren Moon GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Moon stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1989. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 22 years of competition and 23 recorded seasons. Scored 90/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Moon comparisons
Warren Moon — frequently asked
- Is Warren Moon the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Warren Moon ranks 153rd in American Football with a GOAT Score of 86.7, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Warren Moon's GOAT Score?
- 86.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Warren Moon rank all time?
- 2058th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 153rd within American Football.
- Warren Moon vs Ken Riley: who ranks higher?
- Warren Moon, on 86.7 against Ken Riley's 86.7 — a margin of 0.0 points.