Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 76
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Points per season
| Season | Points per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22 | |
| 2001 | 26 | |
| 2002 | 30 | |
| 2003 | 34 | |
| 2004 | 36 | |
| 2005 | 32 | |
| 2006 | 28 | |
| 2007 | 26 | |
| 2008 | 22 | |
| 2009 | 18 | |
| 2010 | 14 |
Data sources
- NHL
- Hockey Reference
- IIHF
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Natalie Darwitz ranks #69 in Ice Hockey
Natalie Darwitz ranks 69th among Ice Hockey athletes on GOAT Rank and 1298th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.6 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 92, Longevity 76, Honours 86, Statistics 92. Those categories are normalised against the full Ice Hockey reference universe of 399 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1999–2011 with 11 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2004, 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 olympic medals 3, world championship golds 2, ncaa points 246, usa caps 150.
Immediately ahead sits Jari Kurri on 85.6, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Hilary Knight on 85.4. 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.
Natalie Darwitz GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Darwitz stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full Ice Hockey cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2004. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity76/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 12 years of competition and 11 recorded seasons. Scored 76/100.
- 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 Darwitz comparisons
Natalie Darwitz — frequently asked
- Is Natalie Darwitz the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Natalie Darwitz ranks 69th in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 85.6, behind Wayne Gretzky on 97.8.
- What is Natalie Darwitz's GOAT Score?
- 85.6 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 76 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Natalie Darwitz rank all time?
- 1298th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 69th within Ice Hockey.
- Natalie Darwitz vs Jari Kurri: who ranks higher?
- Natalie Darwitz, on 85.6 against Jari Kurri's 85.6 — a margin of 0.0 points.