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Ice Hockey · Defence and right wing · Canada

Dit Clapper

1927–1947 · First NHL player to complete twenty seasons, all with Boston.

Retired
Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
90.2
Cultural & brand footprint 48/100 · total legacy 79.7
Stanley Cups
3
Seasons played
20
Career points
474
All-star selections
6
Games played
833

Category profile

Dominance
86
Peak
90
Longevity
96
Honours
90
Statistics
90

Career timeline · Points per season

SeasonPoints per seasonShare of career
192750
192856
192961
193067
193173
193278
193384
193489
193595
193691
193787
193883
193978
194074
194170
194266
194362
194458
194553
194649
194745

Data sources

  • Hockey Hall of Fame
  • NHL official records
  • Hockey Reference

Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method

Why Dit Clapper ranks #24 in Ice Hockey

Dit Clapper ranks 24th among Ice Hockey athletes on GOAT Rank and 1379th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 90.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 90, Longevity 96, Honours 90, 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 1927–1947 with 21 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1935, which sets the Peak component at 90. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 96 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes stanley cups 3, seasons played 20, career points 474, all-star selections 6.

Immediately ahead sits Aurèle Joliat on 90.2, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Sidney Crosby on 90.0. 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.

Dit Clapper GOAT Score explained

Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Clapper stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full Ice Hockey cohort.
Peak90/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1935. Scored 90/100.
Longevity96/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 20 years of competition and 21 recorded seasons. Scored 96/100.
Honours90/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 90/100.
Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.

Dit Clapper — frequently asked

Is Dit Clapper the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Dit Clapper ranks 24th in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 90.2, behind Wayne Gretzky on 97.8.
What is Dit Clapper's GOAT Score?
90.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 96 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Dit Clapper rank all time?
1379th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 24th within Ice Hockey.
Dit Clapper vs Aurèle Joliat: who ranks higher?
Dit Clapper, on 90.2 against Aurèle Joliat's 90.2 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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