Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 74
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Points per season
| Season | Points per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1941 | 58 | |
| 1942 | 64 | |
| 1943 | 70 | |
| 1944 | 76 | |
| 1945 | 82 | |
| 1946 | 88 | |
| 1947 | 94 | |
| 1948 | 83 | |
| 1949 | 72 | |
| 1950 | 61 | |
| 1951 | 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 Buddy O'Connor ranks #248 in Ice Hockey
Buddy O'Connor ranks 248th among Ice Hockey athletes on GOAT Rank and 2770th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 82.6 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 90, Longevity 74, Honours 86, 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 1941–1951 with 11 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1947, 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 hart trophy 1, lady byng trophy 1, stanley cups 2, nhl points 280.
Immediately ahead sits Victor Hedman on 82.6, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Frank Patrick on 82.6. 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.
Buddy O'Connor GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far O'Connor 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 1947. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 10 years of competition and 11 recorded seasons. Scored 74/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.
Top O'Connor comparisons
Buddy O'Connor — frequently asked
- Is Buddy O'Connor the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Buddy O'Connor ranks 248th in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 82.6, behind Wayne Gretzky on 97.8.
- What is Buddy O'Connor's GOAT Score?
- 82.6 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Buddy O'Connor rank all time?
- 2770th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 248th within Ice Hockey.
- Buddy O'Connor vs Victor Hedman: who ranks higher?
- Buddy O'Connor, on 82.6 against Victor Hedman's 82.6 — a margin of 0.0 points.