Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Points per season
| Season | Points per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 32 | |
| 1981 | 89 | |
| 1982 | 96 | |
| 1983 | 126 | |
| 1984 | 121 | |
| 1985 | 138 | |
| 1986 | 62 | |
| 1987 | 67 | |
| 1988 | 113 | |
| 1989 | 83 | |
| 1990 | 93 | |
| 1991 | 54 | |
| 1992 | 87 | |
| 1993 | 63 | |
| 1994 | 58 | |
| 1995 | 72 | |
| 1996 | 46 | |
| 1997 | 31 | |
| 1998 | 29 | |
| 1999 | 11 | |
| 2000 | 4 |
Data sources
- NHL
- Hockey Reference
- IIHF
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Paul Coffey ranks #29 in Ice Hockey
Paul Coffey ranks 29th among Ice Hockey athletes on GOAT Rank and 390th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 86.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 90, Longevity 90, Honours 84, Statistics 90. 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 1980–2001 with 21 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1985, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes stanley cups 4, norris trophies 3, nhl points 1531, nhl goals 396.
Immediately ahead sits Larry Robinson on 86.3, a gap of -0.5 points. Directly behind is Brendan Shanahan on 85.8. 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.
Paul Coffey GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Coffey stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full Ice Hockey cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1985. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 21 years of competition and 21 recorded seasons. Scored 90/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- 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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Paul Coffey — frequently asked
- Is Paul Coffey the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Paul Coffey ranks 29th in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 86.8, behind Wayne Gretzky on 97.8.
- What is Paul Coffey's GOAT Score?
- 86.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Paul Coffey rank all time?
- 390th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 29th within Ice Hockey.
- Paul Coffey vs Larry Robinson: who ranks higher?
- Paul Coffey, on 86.8 against Larry Robinson's 86.3 — a margin of 0.5 points.