Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 72
- Honours
- 76
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Points per season
| Season | Points per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 69 | |
| 2017 | 63 | |
| 2018 | 73 | |
| 2019 | 80 | |
| 2020 | 66 | |
| 2021 | 106 | |
| 2022 | 85 | |
| 2023 | 107 | |
| 2024 | 78 |
Data sources
- NHL
- Hockey Reference
- IIHF
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Auston Matthews ranks #83 in Ice Hockey
Auston Matthews ranks 83rd among Ice Hockey athletes on GOAT Rank and 819th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 90, Longevity 72, Honours 76, Statistics 90. Those categories are normalised against the full Ice Hockey reference universe of 395 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 2016–present with 9 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2023, 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 rocket richard trophies 3, hart trophies 1, nhl goals 400, calder trophy 1.
Immediately ahead sits Leon Draisaitl on 82.5, a gap of 1.4 points. Directly behind is Erik Karlsson on 79.7. 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.
Auston Matthews GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Matthews stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full Ice Hockey cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2023. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity72/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 10 years of competition and 9 recorded seasons. Scored 72/100.
- Honours76/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 76/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Matthews comparisons
Auston Matthews — frequently asked
- Is Auston Matthews the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Auston Matthews ranks 83rd in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 81.1, behind Wayne Gretzky on 97.8.
- What is Auston Matthews's GOAT Score?
- 81.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 72 (20%), Honours 76 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Auston Matthews rank all time?
- 819th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 83rd within Ice Hockey.
- Auston Matthews vs Leon Draisaitl: who ranks higher?
- Leon Draisaitl, on 82.5 against Auston Matthews's 81.1 — a margin of 1.4 points.