Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 90
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Points per season
| Season | Points per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1917 | 55 | |
| 1918 | 65 | |
| 1919 | 76 | |
| 1920 | 86 | |
| 1921 | 96 | |
| 1922 | 89 | |
| 1923 | 82 | |
| 1924 | 76 | |
| 1925 | 69 | |
| 1926 | 62 | |
| 1927 | 55 | |
| 1928 | 49 | |
| 1929 | 42 | |
| 1930 | 35 |
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 Frank Nighbor ranks #161 in Ice Hockey
Frank Nighbor ranks 161st among Ice Hockey athletes on GOAT Rank and 2302nd of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.6 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 92, Longevity 78, Honours 90, Statistics 84. 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 1917–1930 with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1921, 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, hart trophies 1, lady byng trophies 2, career goals 136.
Immediately ahead sits Natalie Darwitz on 85.6, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Babe Dye on 85.6. 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.
Frank Nighbor GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Nighbor stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full Ice Hockey cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1921. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 13 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 78/100.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 90/100.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.
Top Nighbor comparisons
Frank Nighbor — frequently asked
- Is Frank Nighbor the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Frank Nighbor ranks 161st in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 85.6, behind Wayne Gretzky on 97.8.
- What is Frank Nighbor's GOAT Score?
- 85.6 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Frank Nighbor rank all time?
- 2302nd of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 161st within Ice Hockey.
- Frank Nighbor vs Natalie Darwitz: who ranks higher?
- Frank Nighbor, on 85.6 against Natalie Darwitz's 85.6 — a margin of 0.0 points.