Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 72
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Points per season
| Season | Points per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 53 | |
| 1978 | 69 | |
| 1979 | 51 | |
| 1980 | 68 | |
| 1981 | 64 | |
| 1982 | 60 | |
| 1983 | 51 | |
| 1984 | 51 | |
| 1985 | 58 | |
| 1986 | 38 |
Data sources
- NHL
- Hockey Reference
- IIHF
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Mike Bossy ranks #71 in Ice Hockey
Mike Bossy ranks 71st among Ice Hockey athletes on GOAT Rank and 681st of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 92, Longevity 72, Honours 86, Statistics 92. Those categories are normalised against the full Ice Hockey reference universe of 395 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1977–1987 with 10 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1978, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak 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 4, 50-goal seasons 9, nhl goals 573, conn smythe trophies 1.
Immediately ahead sits Miroslav Šatan on 81.8, a gap of -3.5 points. Directly behind is Steve Shutt on 83.6. 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.
Mike Bossy GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Bossy stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full Ice Hockey cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1978. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity72/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 10 years of competition and 10 recorded seasons. Scored 72/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.
Top Bossy comparisons
Mike Bossy — frequently asked
- Is Mike Bossy the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Mike Bossy ranks 71st in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 85.3, behind Wayne Gretzky on 97.8.
- What is Mike Bossy's GOAT Score?
- 85.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 72 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Mike Bossy rank all time?
- 681st of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 71st within Ice Hockey.
- Mike Bossy vs Miroslav Šatan: who ranks higher?
- Mike Bossy, on 85.3 against Miroslav Šatan's 81.8 — a margin of 3.5 points.