Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Points per season
| Season | Points per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 50 | |
| 1966 | 59 | |
| 1967 | 68 | |
| 1968 | 77 | |
| 1969 | 86 | |
| 1970 | 95 | |
| 1971 | 88 | |
| 1972 | 81 | |
| 1973 | 74 | |
| 1974 | 68 | |
| 1975 | 61 | |
| 1976 | 54 | |
| 1977 | 47 | |
| 1978 | 40 |
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 Eddie Giacomin ranks #134 in Ice Hockey
Eddie Giacomin ranks 134th among Ice Hockey athletes on GOAT Rank and 2135th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 86.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 90, Longevity 86, Honours 82, Statistics 92. 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 1965–1978 with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1970, which sets the Peak component at 90. Statistics is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 15% of the final score. The underlying career record includes vezina trophies 1, career shutouts 54, career wins 289, all-star selections 5.
Immediately ahead sits Frank McGee on 86.4, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Brett Hull on 86.3. 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.
Eddie Giacomin GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Giacomin stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full Ice Hockey cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1970. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 13 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.
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Eddie Giacomin — frequently asked
- Is Eddie Giacomin the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Eddie Giacomin ranks 134th in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 86.4, behind Wayne Gretzky on 97.8.
- What is Eddie Giacomin's GOAT Score?
- 86.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Eddie Giacomin rank all time?
- 2135th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 134th within Ice Hockey.
- Eddie Giacomin vs Frank McGee: who ranks higher?
- Eddie Giacomin, on 86.4 against Frank McGee's 86.4 — a margin of 0.0 points.