Career points
1,539
Career assists
1,109
Hart Trophies
1
Art Ross Trophies
1
NHL games played
1,714
Category profile
- Dominance
- 76
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 94
- Honours
- 76
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 7 | |
| 1998 | 41 | |
| 1999 | 60 | |
| 2000 | 71 | |
| 2001 | 68 | |
| 2002 | 36 | |
| 2003 | 73 | |
| 2004 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 125 | |
| 2006 | 114 | |
| 2007 | 96 | |
| 2008 | 86 | |
| 2009 | 89 | |
| 2010 | 70 | |
| 2011 | 77 | |
| 2012 | 40 | |
| 2013 | 76 | |
| 2014 | 65 | |
| 2015 | 82 | |
| 2016 | 50 | |
| 2017 | 36 | |
| 2018 | 51 | |
| 2019 | 31 | |
| 2020 | 20 | |
| 2021 | 5 |
Data sources
- NHL
- Hockey Reference
- IIHF
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Joe Thornton ranks #204 in Ice Hockey
Joe Thornton ranks #204 in Ice Hockey and #2722 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 84.1/100.
The verified career covers 1997–2022 and 25 documented seasons. Peak is 88/100, with Longevity the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Career points 1539, Career assists 1109, Hart Trophies 1, Art Ross Trophies 1.
Nearest context: ahead Zdeno Chára (84.1); behind Harry Hyland (84.1). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Joe Thornton GOAT Score explained
- Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 76/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity94/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours76/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 76/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Thornton comparisons
Joe Thornton — frequently asked
- Is Joe Thornton the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Joe Thornton ranks #204 in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 84.1/100, behind Wayne Gretzky (97.8).
- What is Joe Thornton's GOAT Score?
- 84.1/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 94 (20%), Honours 76 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Joe Thornton rank all time?
- #2722 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #204 in Ice Hockey.
- Joe Thornton vs Zdeno Chára: who ranks higher?
- Joe Thornton ranks higher at 84.1 versus Zdeno Chára at 84.1, a margin of 0.0 points.