Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Points per season
| Season | Points per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 55 | |
| 1982 | 65 | |
| 1983 | 76 | |
| 1984 | 86 | |
| 1985 | 96 | |
| 1986 | 92 | |
| 1987 | 88 | |
| 1988 | 83 | |
| 1989 | 79 | |
| 1990 | 75 | |
| 1991 | 71 | |
| 1992 | 66 | |
| 1993 | 62 | |
| 1994 | 58 | |
| 1995 | 54 | |
| 1996 | 49 | |
| 1997 | 45 |
Data sources
- NHL official records
- Hockey Reference
- Hockey Hall of Fame
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Dale Hawerchuk ranks #109 in Ice Hockey
Dale Hawerchuk ranks 109th among Ice Hockey athletes on GOAT Rank and 1985th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 87.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 92, Longevity 86, Honours 82, Statistics 94. 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 1981–1997 with 17 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1985, which sets the Peak component at 92. Statistics is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 15% of the final score. The underlying career record includes career points 1409, career goals 518, calder trophies 1, 100-point seasons 6.
Immediately ahead sits Elmer Lach on 87.0, a gap of -0.1 points. Directly behind is Michel Goulet on 87.1. 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.
Dale Hawerchuk GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Hawerchuk stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full Ice Hockey cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1985. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 16 years of competition and 17 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 94/100.
Top Hawerchuk comparisons
Dale Hawerchuk — frequently asked
- Is Dale Hawerchuk the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Dale Hawerchuk ranks 109th in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 87.1, behind Wayne Gretzky on 97.8.
- What is Dale Hawerchuk's GOAT Score?
- 87.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Dale Hawerchuk rank all time?
- 1985th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 109th within Ice Hockey.
- Dale Hawerchuk vs Elmer Lach: who ranks higher?
- Dale Hawerchuk, on 87.1 against Elmer Lach's 87.0 — a margin of 0.1 points.