Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 70
- Honours
- 92
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Points per season
| Season | Points per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1893 | 55 | |
| 1894 | 65 | |
| 1895 | 75 | |
| 1896 | 85 | |
| 1897 | 95 | |
| 1898 | 70 | |
| 1899 | 45 |
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 Graham Drinkwater ranks #215 in Ice Hockey
Graham Drinkwater ranks 215th among Ice Hockey athletes on GOAT Rank and 2581st of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 84.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 90, Longevity 70, Honours 92, 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 1893–1899 with 7 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1897, which sets the Peak component at 90. Honours 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 5, seasons played 7, career goals 42, games played 48.
Immediately ahead sits Bun Cook on 84.0, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Georges Vézina on 83.7. 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.
Graham Drinkwater GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Drinkwater stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full Ice Hockey cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1897. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity70/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 6 years of competition and 7 recorded seasons. Scored 70/100.
- Honours92/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 92/100.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.
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Graham Drinkwater — frequently asked
- Is Graham Drinkwater the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Graham Drinkwater ranks 215th in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 84.0, behind Wayne Gretzky on 97.8.
- What is Graham Drinkwater's GOAT Score?
- 84.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 70 (20%), Honours 92 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Graham Drinkwater rank all time?
- 2581st of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 215th within Ice Hockey.
- Graham Drinkwater vs Bun Cook: who ranks higher?
- Graham Drinkwater, on 84.0 against Bun Cook's 84.0 — a margin of 0.0 points.