Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Points per season
| Season | Points per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 50 | |
| 1922 | 55 | |
| 1923 | 61 | |
| 1924 | 66 | |
| 1925 | 72 | |
| 1926 | 77 | |
| 1927 | 82 | |
| 1928 | 88 | |
| 1929 | 93 | |
| 1930 | 86 | |
| 1931 | 80 | |
| 1932 | 73 | |
| 1933 | 67 | |
| 1934 | 60 | |
| 1935 | 53 | |
| 1936 | 47 | |
| 1937 | 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 Harry Oliver ranks #172 in Ice Hockey
Harry Oliver ranks 172nd among Ice Hockey athletes on GOAT Rank and 2339th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.5 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 88, Longevity 88, Honours 84, Statistics 90. 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 1921–1937 with 17 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1929, which sets the Peak component at 88. Statistics is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 15% of the final score. The underlying career record includes stanley cups 1, career goals 217, career points 348, seasons played 16.
Immediately ahead sits Pat LaFontaine on 85.5, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Mike Bossy on 85.3. 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.
Harry Oliver GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Oliver stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full Ice Hockey cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1929. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 16 years of competition and 17 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Oliver comparisons
Harry Oliver — frequently asked
- Is Harry Oliver the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Harry Oliver ranks 172nd in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 85.5, behind Wayne Gretzky on 97.8.
- What is Harry Oliver's GOAT Score?
- 85.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Harry Oliver rank all time?
- 2339th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 172nd within Ice Hockey.
- Harry Oliver vs Pat LaFontaine: who ranks higher?
- Harry Oliver, on 85.5 against Pat LaFontaine's 85.5 — a margin of 0.0 points.