Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Points per season
| Season | Points per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 50 | |
| 1987 | 61 | |
| 1988 | 73 | |
| 1989 | 84 | |
| 1990 | 95 | |
| 1991 | 91 | |
| 1992 | 87 | |
| 1993 | 84 | |
| 1994 | 80 | |
| 1995 | 76 | |
| 1996 | 72 | |
| 1997 | 68 | |
| 1998 | 64 | |
| 1999 | 61 | |
| 2000 | 57 | |
| 2001 | 53 | |
| 2002 | 49 | |
| 2003 | 45 | |
| 2004 | 41 | |
| 2005 | 38 | |
| 2006 | 34 | |
| 2007 | 30 |
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 Joe Nieuwendyk ranks #178 in Ice Hockey
Joe Nieuwendyk ranks 178th among Ice Hockey athletes on GOAT Rank and 2392nd of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 90, Longevity 86, Honours 86, Statistics 88. 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 1986–2007 with 22 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1990, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes stanley cups 3, conn smythe trophies 1, career goals 564, calder trophies 1.
Immediately ahead sits Ted Kennedy on 85.1, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Si Griffis on 85.1. 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.
Joe Nieuwendyk GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Nieuwendyk stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Ice Hockey cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1990. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 21 years of competition and 22 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
Top Nieuwendyk comparisons
Joe Nieuwendyk — frequently asked
- Is Joe Nieuwendyk the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Joe Nieuwendyk ranks 178th in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 85.1, behind Wayne Gretzky on 97.8.
- What is Joe Nieuwendyk's GOAT Score?
- 85.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Joe Nieuwendyk rank all time?
- 2392nd of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 178th within Ice Hockey.
- Joe Nieuwendyk vs Ted Kennedy: who ranks higher?
- Joe Nieuwendyk, on 85.1 against Ted Kennedy's 85.1 — a margin of 0.0 points.