Vezina Trophies
6
Stanley Cups
2
Career shutouts
34
Goals-against average
2.4
Seasons played
7
Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 58
- Honours
- 90
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1943 | 80 | |
| 1944 | 89 | |
| 1945 | 97 | |
| 1946 | 92 | |
| 1947 | 86 | |
| 1948 | 81 | |
| 1949 | 75 | |
| 1950 | 70 |
Data sources
- Hockey Hall of Fame
- NHL official records
- Hockey-Reference
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Bill Durnan ranks #219 in Ice Hockey
Bill Durnan ranks #219 in Ice Hockey and #2807 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 83.6/100.
The verified career covers 1943–1950 and 8 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Vezina Trophies 6, Stanley Cups 2, Career shutouts 34, Goals-against average 2.36.
Nearest context: ahead Steve Shutt (83.6); behind Paul Kariya (83.6). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Bill Durnan GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity58/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 58/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
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Bill Durnan — frequently asked
- Is Bill Durnan the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Bill Durnan ranks #219 in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 83.6/100, behind Wayne Gretzky (97.8).
- What is Bill Durnan's GOAT Score?
- 83.6/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 58 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Bill Durnan rank all time?
- #2807 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #219 in Ice Hockey.
- Bill Durnan vs Steve Shutt: who ranks higher?
- Bill Durnan ranks higher at 83.6 versus Steve Shutt at 83.6, a margin of 0.0 points.