Category profile
- Dominance
- 92
- Peak
- 98
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 90
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Points per season
| Season | Points per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 55 | |
| 1927 | 70 | |
| 1928 | 84 | |
| 1929 | 99 | |
| 1930 | 92 | |
| 1931 | 86 | |
| 1932 | 79 | |
| 1933 | 72 | |
| 1934 | 65 | |
| 1935 | 59 | |
| 1936 | 52 | |
| 1937 | 45 |
Data sources
- NHL official records
- Hockey Reference
- Hockey Hall of Fame
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why George Hainsworth ranks #16 in Ice Hockey
George Hainsworth ranks 16th among Ice Hockey athletes on GOAT Rank and 1298th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 90.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 92, Peak 98, Longevity 80, Honours 90, Statistics 94. 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 1926–1937 with 12 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1929, which sets the Peak component at 98. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 98 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes career shutouts 94, shutouts in one season 22, vezina trophies 3, stanley cups 2.
Immediately ahead sits Glenn Hall on 90.7, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Ron Francis on 90.6. 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.
George Hainsworth GOAT Score explained
- Dominance92/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Hainsworth stood above the field while competing. Scored 92/100 against the full Ice Hockey cohort.
- Peak98/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1929. Scored 98/100.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 11 years of competition and 12 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 90/100.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 94/100.
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George Hainsworth — frequently asked
- Is George Hainsworth the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. George Hainsworth ranks 16th in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 90.7, behind Wayne Gretzky on 97.8.
- What is George Hainsworth's GOAT Score?
- 90.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 92 (25%), Peak 98 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does George Hainsworth rank all time?
- 1298th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 16th within Ice Hockey.
- George Hainsworth vs Glenn Hall: who ranks higher?
- George Hainsworth, on 90.7 against Glenn Hall's 90.7 — a margin of 0.0 points.