Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 92
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Points per season
| Season | Points per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 58 | |
| 1961 | 63 | |
| 1962 | 68 | |
| 1963 | 72 | |
| 1964 | 77 | |
| 1965 | 82 | |
| 1966 | 87 | |
| 1967 | 91 | |
| 1968 | 96 | |
| 1969 | 93 | |
| 1970 | 89 | |
| 1971 | 86 | |
| 1972 | 83 | |
| 1973 | 80 | |
| 1974 | 76 | |
| 1975 | 73 | |
| 1976 | 70 | |
| 1977 | 66 | |
| 1978 | 63 | |
| 1979 | 60 | |
| 1980 | 57 | |
| 1981 | 53 | |
| 1982 | 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 Dave Keon ranks #33 in Ice Hockey
Dave Keon ranks 33rd among Ice Hockey athletes on GOAT Rank and 1460th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 89.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 92, Longevity 90, 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 1960–1982 with 23 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1968, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes stanley cups 4, conn smythe trophy 1, nhl points 986, lady byng trophy 2.
Immediately ahead sits Grant Fuhr on 89.8, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Mario Lemieux on 89.7. 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.
Dave Keon GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Keon stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full Ice Hockey cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1968. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 22 years of competition and 23 recorded seasons. Scored 90/100.
- 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 Keon comparisons
Dave Keon — frequently asked
- Is Dave Keon the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Dave Keon ranks 33rd in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 89.8, behind Wayne Gretzky on 97.8.
- What is Dave Keon's GOAT Score?
- 89.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 92 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Dave Keon rank all time?
- 1460th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 33rd within Ice Hockey.
- Dave Keon vs Grant Fuhr: who ranks higher?
- Dave Keon, on 89.8 against Grant Fuhr's 89.8 — a margin of 0.0 points.