Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 70
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 82
Career timeline · Points per season
| Season | Points per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1895 | 58 | |
| 1896 | 67 | |
| 1897 | 76 | |
| 1898 | 85 | |
| 1899 | 94 | |
| 1900 | 79 | |
| 1901 | 65 | |
| 1902 | 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 Dan Bain ranks #265 in Ice Hockey
Dan Bain ranks 265th among Ice Hockey athletes on GOAT Rank and 2835th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 82.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 90, Longevity 70, Honours 86, Statistics 82. 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 1895–1902 with 8 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1899, 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 stanley cups 2, stanley cup finals 4, senior seasons 8, championship-winning goals 1.
Immediately ahead sits Clark Gillies on 82.1, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Joe Hall on 81.9. 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.
Dan Bain GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Bain stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full Ice Hockey cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1899. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity70/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 7 years of competition and 8 recorded seasons. Scored 70/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.
Top Bain comparisons
Dan Bain — frequently asked
- Is Dan Bain the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Dan Bain ranks 265th in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 82.0, behind Wayne Gretzky on 97.8.
- What is Dan Bain's GOAT Score?
- 82.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 70 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Dan Bain rank all time?
- 2835th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 265th within Ice Hockey.
- Dan Bain vs Clark Gillies: who ranks higher?
- Clark Gillies, on 82.1 against Dan Bain's 82.0 — a margin of 0.1 points.