Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Points per season
| Season | Points per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 55 | |
| 1995 | 65 | |
| 1996 | 76 | |
| 1997 | 86 | |
| 1998 | 96 | |
| 1999 | 91 | |
| 2000 | 85 | |
| 2001 | 80 | |
| 2002 | 74 | |
| 2003 | 69 | |
| 2004 | 63 | |
| 2005 | 58 | |
| 2006 | 52 | |
| 2007 | 47 | |
| 2008 | 41 | |
| 2009 | 36 | |
| 2010 | 30 |
Data sources
- Hockey Hall of Fame
- NHL official records
- Hockey-Reference
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Paul Kariya ranks #223 in Ice Hockey
Paul Kariya ranks 223rd among Ice Hockey athletes on GOAT Rank and 2630th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 83.6 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 92, Longevity 78, Honours 82, Statistics 88. 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 1994–2010 with 17 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1998, 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 career points 989, career goals 402, lady byng trophies 2, olympic gold medals 1.
Immediately ahead sits Bill Durnan on 83.6, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Pavel Datsyuk on 83.5. 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.
Paul Kariya GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Kariya stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full Ice Hockey cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1998. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 16 years of competition and 17 recorded seasons. Scored 78/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
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Paul Kariya — frequently asked
- Is Paul Kariya the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Paul Kariya ranks 223rd in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 83.6, behind Wayne Gretzky on 97.8.
- What is Paul Kariya's GOAT Score?
- 83.6 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Paul Kariya rank all time?
- 2630th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 223rd within Ice Hockey.
- Paul Kariya vs Bill Durnan: who ranks higher?
- Paul Kariya, on 83.6 against Bill Durnan's 83.6 — a margin of 0.0 points.