Category profile
- Dominance
- 74
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 74
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Points per season
| Season | Points per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 45 | |
| 1947 | 49 | |
| 1948 | 54 | |
| 1949 | 58 | |
| 1950 | 62 | |
| 1951 | 66 | |
| 1952 | 71 | |
| 1953 | 75 | |
| 1954 | 79 | |
| 1955 | 83 | |
| 1956 | 88 | |
| 1957 | 92 | |
| 1958 | 85 | |
| 1959 | 79 | |
| 1960 | 72 | |
| 1961 | 65 | |
| 1962 | 59 | |
| 1963 | 52 | |
| 1964 | 45 | |
| 1965 | 39 | |
| 1966 | 32 |
Data sources
- Hockey Hall of Fame
- NHL official records
- Hockey-Reference
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Bill Gadsby ranks #277 in Ice Hockey
Bill Gadsby ranks 277th among Ice Hockey athletes on GOAT Rank and 2916th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 74, Peak 86, Longevity 90, Honours 74, Statistics 84. Those categories are normalised against the full Ice Hockey reference universe of 313 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1946–1966 with 21 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1957, which sets the Peak component at 86. Longevity 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 all-star selections 7, nhl games 1248, career points 568, assists 437.
Immediately ahead sits Emma Eliasson on 81.1, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Bobby Baun on 81.0. 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.
Bill Gadsby GOAT Score explained
- Dominance74/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Gadsby stood above the field while competing. Scored 74/100 against the full Ice Hockey cohort.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1957. Scored 86/100.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 20 years of competition and 21 recorded seasons. Scored 90/100.
- Honours74/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 74/100.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.
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Bill Gadsby — frequently asked
- Is Bill Gadsby the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Bill Gadsby ranks 277th in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 81.1, behind Wayne Gretzky on 97.8.
- What is Bill Gadsby's GOAT Score?
- 81.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 74 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 74 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Bill Gadsby rank all time?
- 2916th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 277th within Ice Hockey.
- Bill Gadsby vs Emma Eliasson: who ranks higher?
- Bill Gadsby, on 81.1 against Emma Eliasson's 81.1 — a margin of 0.0 points.