Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 76
- Honours
- 74
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Points per season
| Season | Points per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 26 | |
| 2010 | 45 | |
| 2011 | 78 | |
| 2012 | 19 | |
| 2013 | 74 | |
| 2014 | 66 | |
| 2015 | 82 | |
| 2016 | 71 | |
| 2017 | 62 | |
| 2018 | 45 | |
| 2019 | 40 | |
| 2020 | 45 | |
| 2021 | 58 | |
| 2022 | 101 | |
| 2023 | 56 | |
| 2024 | 48 |
Data sources
- NHL
- Hockey Reference
- IIHF
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Erik Karlsson ranks #84 in Ice Hockey
Erik Karlsson ranks 84th among Ice Hockey athletes on GOAT Rank and 835th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 79.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 88, Longevity 76, Honours 74, Statistics 84. Those categories are normalised against the full Ice Hockey reference universe of 395 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 2009–present with 16 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2022, which sets the Peak component at 88. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes norris trophies 3, career points 850, 100-point seasons 1, all-star selections 7.
Immediately ahead sits Auston Matthews on 81.1, a gap of 1.4 points. Directly behind is Markus Näslund on 77.9. 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.
Erik Karlsson GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Karlsson stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Ice Hockey cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2022. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity76/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 17 years of competition and 16 recorded seasons. Scored 76/100.
- Honours74/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 74/100.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.
Top Karlsson comparisons
Erik Karlsson — frequently asked
- Is Erik Karlsson the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Erik Karlsson ranks 84th in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 79.7, behind Wayne Gretzky on 97.8.
- What is Erik Karlsson's GOAT Score?
- 79.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 76 (20%), Honours 74 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Erik Karlsson rank all time?
- 835th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 84th within Ice Hockey.
- Erik Karlsson vs Auston Matthews: who ranks higher?
- Auston Matthews, on 81.1 against Erik Karlsson's 79.7 — a margin of 1.4 points.