Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Points per season
| Season | Points per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 11 | |
| 1986 | 24 | |
| 1987 | 39 | |
| 1988 | 78 | |
| 1989 | 79 | |
| 1990 | 115 | |
| 1991 | 90 | |
| 1992 | 142 | |
| 1993 | 112 | |
| 1994 | 41 | |
| 1995 | 92 | |
| 1996 | 89 | |
| 1997 | 76 | |
| 1998 | 52 | |
| 1999 | 63 | |
| 2000 | 65 | |
| 2001 | 63 | |
| 2002 | 45 | |
| 2003 | 30 |
Data sources
- NHL
- Hockey Reference
- IIHF
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Adam Oates ranks #60 in Ice Hockey
Adam Oates ranks 60th among Ice Hockey athletes on GOAT Rank and 1224th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 86.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 90, Longevity 90, Honours 78, Statistics 94. Those categories are normalised against the full Ice Hockey reference universe of 399 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1985–2004 with 19 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1992, which sets the Peak component at 90. Statistics is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 15% of the final score. The underlying career record includes career assists 1079, career points 1420, all-star selections 5, nhl games played 1337.
Immediately ahead sits Evgeni Malkin on 86.2, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Andy Bathgate on 86.3. 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.
Adam Oates GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Oates stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full Ice Hockey cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1992. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 19 years of competition and 19 recorded seasons. Scored 90/100.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 94/100.
Top Oates comparisons
Adam Oates — frequently asked
- Is Adam Oates the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Adam Oates ranks 60th in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 86.2, behind Wayne Gretzky on 97.8.
- What is Adam Oates's GOAT Score?
- 86.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Adam Oates rank all time?
- 1224th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 60th within Ice Hockey.
- Adam Oates vs Evgeni Malkin: who ranks higher?
- Adam Oates, on 86.2 against Evgeni Malkin's 86.2 — a margin of 0.0 points.