Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 92
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Points per season
| Season | Points per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 58 | |
| 1988 | 64 | |
| 1989 | 69 | |
| 1990 | 75 | |
| 1991 | 80 | |
| 1992 | 86 | |
| 1993 | 91 | |
| 1994 | 97 | |
| 1995 | 93 | |
| 1996 | 89 | |
| 1997 | 85 | |
| 1998 | 81 | |
| 1999 | 77 | |
| 2000 | 74 | |
| 2001 | 70 | |
| 2002 | 66 | |
| 2003 | 62 | |
| 2004 | 58 | |
| 2005 | 54 | |
| 2006 | 50 |
Data sources
- NHL official records
- Hockey Hall of Fame
- Hockey-Reference
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Brian Leetch ranks #30 in Ice Hockey
Brian Leetch ranks 30th among Ice Hockey athletes on GOAT Rank and 1440th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 89.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 88, Peak 94, Longevity 86, Honours 92, Statistics 90. 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 1987–2006 with 20 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1994, which sets the Peak component at 94. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes stanley cups 1, norris trophy 2, conn smythe trophy 1, nhl points 1028.
Immediately ahead sits Angela James on 89.9, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Alex Delvecchio on 89.8. 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.
Brian Leetch GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Leetch stood above the field while competing. Scored 88/100 against the full Ice Hockey cohort.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1994. Scored 94/100.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 19 years of competition and 20 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
- Honours92/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 92/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Leetch comparisons
Brian Leetch — frequently asked
- Is Brian Leetch the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Brian Leetch ranks 30th in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 89.9, behind Wayne Gretzky on 97.8.
- What is Brian Leetch's GOAT Score?
- 89.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 92 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Brian Leetch rank all time?
- 1440th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 30th within Ice Hockey.
- Brian Leetch vs Angela James: who ranks higher?
- Brian Leetch, on 89.9 against Angela James's 89.9 — a margin of 0.0 points.