Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Points per season
| Season | Points per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 50 | |
| 1984 | 55 | |
| 1985 | 60 | |
| 1986 | 66 | |
| 1987 | 71 | |
| 1988 | 76 | |
| 1989 | 81 | |
| 1990 | 87 | |
| 1991 | 92 | |
| 1992 | 97 | |
| 1993 | 87 | |
| 1994 | 76 | |
| 1995 | 66 | |
| 1996 | 56 | |
| 1997 | 45 | |
| 1998 | 35 |
Data sources
- NHL official records
- Hockey Reference
- Hockey Hall of Fame
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Pat LaFontaine ranks #171 in Ice Hockey
Pat LaFontaine ranks 171st among Ice Hockey athletes on GOAT Rank and 2333rd of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.5 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 94, Longevity 78, Honours 80, Statistics 94. 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 1983–1998 with 16 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1992, which sets the Peak component at 94. Peak 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 career points 1013, points in 1992-93 148, career goals 468, all-star selections 5.
Immediately ahead sits Cy Denneny on 85.5, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Harry Oliver 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.
Pat LaFontaine GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far LaFontaine stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full Ice Hockey cohort.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1992. Scored 94/100.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 15 years of competition and 16 recorded seasons. Scored 78/100.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 94/100.
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Pat LaFontaine — frequently asked
- Is Pat LaFontaine the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Pat LaFontaine ranks 171st in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 85.5, behind Wayne Gretzky on 97.8.
- What is Pat LaFontaine's GOAT Score?
- 85.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Pat LaFontaine rank all time?
- 2333rd of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 171st within Ice Hockey.
- Pat LaFontaine vs Cy Denneny: who ranks higher?
- Pat LaFontaine, on 85.5 against Cy Denneny's 85.5 — a margin of 0.0 points.