Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 92
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Points per season
| Season | Points per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 45 | |
| 1956 | 49 | |
| 1957 | 52 | |
| 1958 | 56 | |
| 1959 | 59 | |
| 1960 | 63 | |
| 1961 | 66 | |
| 1962 | 70 | |
| 1963 | 74 | |
| 1964 | 77 | |
| 1965 | 81 | |
| 1966 | 84 | |
| 1967 | 88 | |
| 1968 | 91 | |
| 1969 | 95 | |
| 1970 | 88 | |
| 1971 | 81 | |
| 1972 | 74 | |
| 1973 | 67 | |
| 1974 | 60 | |
| 1975 | 53 | |
| 1976 | 46 | |
| 1977 | 39 | |
| 1978 | 32 |
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 Johnny Bucyk ranks #169 in Ice Hockey
Johnny Bucyk ranks 169th among Ice Hockey athletes on GOAT Rank and 2330th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 88, Longevity 92, Honours 82, 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 1955–1978 with 24 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1969, which sets the Peak component at 88. Longevity 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 2, career goals 556, career points 1369, lady byng trophies 2.
Immediately ahead sits Turk Broda on 85.4, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Cy Denneny on 85.5. 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.
Johnny Bucyk GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Bucyk stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Ice Hockey cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1969. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity92/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 23 years of competition and 24 recorded seasons. Scored 92/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
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Johnny Bucyk — frequently asked
- Is Johnny Bucyk the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Johnny Bucyk ranks 169th in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 85.4, behind Wayne Gretzky on 97.8.
- What is Johnny Bucyk's GOAT Score?
- 85.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 92 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Johnny Bucyk rank all time?
- 2330th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 169th within Ice Hockey.
- Johnny Bucyk vs Turk Broda: who ranks higher?
- Johnny Bucyk, on 85.4 against Turk Broda's 85.4 — a margin of 0.0 points.