Category profile
- Dominance
- 93
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 99
- Honours
- 93
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Points per season
| Season | Points per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 86 | |
| 1951 | 86 | |
| 1952 | 95 | |
| 1953 | 79 | |
| 1954 | 81 | |
| 1955 | 79 | |
| 1956 | 89 | |
| 1957 | 77 | |
| 1958 | 78 | |
| 1959 | 73 | |
| 1960 | 72 | |
| 1961 | 90 | |
| 1962 | 77 | |
| 1963 | 73 | |
| 1964 | 76 | |
| 1965 | 75 | |
| 1966 | 103 | |
| 1967 | 44 | |
| 1968 | 66 | |
| 1969 | 34 | |
| 1970 | 31 | |
| 1971 | 15 |
Data sources
- NHL
- Hockey Reference
- IIHF
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Gordie Howe ranks #2 in Ice Hockey
Gordie Howe ranks 2nd among Ice Hockey athletes on GOAT Rank and 36th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 94.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 93, Peak 92, Longevity 99, Honours 93, Statistics 94. 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 1946–1980 with 22 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1966, which sets the Peak component at 92. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 99 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes stanley cups 4, hart trophies 6, art ross trophies 6, nhl points 1850.
Immediately ahead sits Wayne Gretzky on 97.8, a gap of 3.6 points. Directly behind is Jaromír Jágr on 91.6. 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.
Gordie Howe GOAT Score explained
- Dominance93/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Howe stood above the field while competing. Scored 93/100 against the full Ice Hockey cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1966. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity99/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 34 years of competition and 22 recorded seasons. Scored 99/100.
- Honours93/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 93/100.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 94/100.
Top Howe comparisons
Gordie Howe — frequently asked
- Is Gordie Howe the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Gordie Howe ranks 2nd in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 94.2, behind Wayne Gretzky on 97.8.
- What is Gordie Howe's GOAT Score?
- 94.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 93 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 99 (20%), Honours 93 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Gordie Howe rank all time?
- 36th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 2nd within Ice Hockey.
- Gordie Howe vs Wayne Gretzky: who ranks higher?
- Wayne Gretzky, on 97.8 against Gordie Howe's 94.2 — a margin of 3.6 points.