Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 94
- Honours
- 92
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Points per season
| Season | Points per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 50 | |
| 1950 | 54 | |
| 1951 | 58 | |
| 1952 | 62 | |
| 1953 | 66 | |
| 1954 | 70 | |
| 1955 | 73 | |
| 1956 | 77 | |
| 1957 | 81 | |
| 1958 | 85 | |
| 1959 | 89 | |
| 1960 | 93 | |
| 1961 | 88 | |
| 1962 | 83 | |
| 1963 | 79 | |
| 1964 | 74 | |
| 1965 | 69 | |
| 1966 | 64 | |
| 1967 | 59 | |
| 1968 | 54 | |
| 1969 | 50 | |
| 1970 | 45 | |
| 1971 | 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 George Armstrong ranks #46 in Ice Hockey
George Armstrong ranks 46th among Ice Hockey athletes on GOAT Rank and 1572nd of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 89.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 88, Longevity 94, Honours 92, 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 1949–1971 with 23 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1960, which sets the Peak component at 88. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes stanley cups 4, seasons as captain 12, career goals 296, career points 713.
Immediately ahead sits Dominik Hašek on 89.1, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Bobby Hull on 89.0. 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.
George Armstrong GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Armstrong stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full Ice Hockey cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1960. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity94/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 22 years of competition and 23 recorded seasons. Scored 94/100.
- Honours92/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 92/100.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.
Top Armstrong comparisons
George Armstrong — frequently asked
- Is George Armstrong the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. George Armstrong ranks 46th in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 89.1, behind Wayne Gretzky on 97.8.
- What is George Armstrong's GOAT Score?
- 89.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 94 (20%), Honours 92 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does George Armstrong rank all time?
- 1572nd of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 46th within Ice Hockey.
- George Armstrong vs Dominik Hašek: who ranks higher?
- George Armstrong, on 89.1 against Dominik Hašek's 89.1 — a margin of 0.0 points.