Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 94
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Points per season
| Season | Points per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 55 | |
| 1980 | 59 | |
| 1981 | 64 | |
| 1982 | 68 | |
| 1983 | 72 | |
| 1984 | 77 | |
| 1985 | 81 | |
| 1986 | 85 | |
| 1987 | 90 | |
| 1988 | 94 | |
| 1989 | 90 | |
| 1990 | 85 | |
| 1991 | 81 | |
| 1992 | 76 | |
| 1993 | 72 | |
| 1994 | 68 | |
| 1995 | 63 | |
| 1996 | 59 | |
| 1997 | 54 | |
| 1998 | 50 |
Data sources
- NHL official records
- Hockey Hall of Fame
- Hockey-Reference
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Mike Gartner ranks #63 in Ice Hockey
Mike Gartner ranks 63rd among Ice Hockey athletes on GOAT Rank and 1706th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 88.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 90, Longevity 94, Honours 84, Statistics 92. 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 1979–1998 with 20 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1988, which sets the Peak component at 90. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes nhl goals 708, nhl points 1335, seasons with 30+ goals 17, all-star selections 7.
Immediately ahead sits Johnny Bower on 88.4, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Frank Calder on 88.3. 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.
Mike Gartner GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Gartner stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full Ice Hockey cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1988. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity94/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 19 years of competition and 20 recorded seasons. Scored 94/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.
Top Gartner comparisons
Mike Gartner — frequently asked
- Is Mike Gartner the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Mike Gartner ranks 63rd in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 88.4, behind Wayne Gretzky on 97.8.
- What is Mike Gartner's GOAT Score?
- 88.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 94 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Mike Gartner rank all time?
- 1706th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 63rd within Ice Hockey.
- Mike Gartner vs Johnny Bower: who ranks higher?
- Mike Gartner, on 88.4 against Johnny Bower's 88.4 — a margin of 0.0 points.