Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Points per season
| Season | Points per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 23 | |
| 1965 | 55 | |
| 1966 | 61 | |
| 1967 | 84 | |
| 1968 | 126 | |
| 1969 | 99 | |
| 1970 | 152 | |
| 1971 | 133 | |
| 1972 | 130 | |
| 1973 | 145 | |
| 1974 | 127 | |
| 1975 | 86 | |
| 1976 | 96 | |
| 1977 | 80 | |
| 1978 | 62 | |
| 1979 | 78 | |
| 1980 | 34 |
Data sources
- NHL
- Hockey Reference
- IIHF
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Phil Esposito ranks #27 in Ice Hockey
Phil Esposito ranks 27th among Ice Hockey athletes on GOAT Rank and 369th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 88.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 92, Longevity 86, Honours 86, Statistics 92. 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 1963–1981 with 17 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1970, 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 art ross trophies 5, hart trophies 2, stanley cups 2, nhl points 1590.
Immediately ahead sits Joe Sakic on 87.0, a gap of -1.1 points. Directly behind is Larry Robinson on 86.3. 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.
Phil Esposito GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Esposito stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full Ice Hockey cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1970. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 18 years of competition and 17 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
- 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.
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Phil Esposito — frequently asked
- Is Phil Esposito the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Phil Esposito ranks 27th in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 88.1, behind Wayne Gretzky on 97.8.
- What is Phil Esposito's GOAT Score?
- 88.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Phil Esposito rank all time?
- 369th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 27th within Ice Hockey.
- Phil Esposito vs Joe Sakic: who ranks higher?
- Phil Esposito, on 88.1 against Joe Sakic's 87.0 — a margin of 1.1 points.