Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 94
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 96
Career timeline · Points per season
| Season | Points per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 50 | |
| 1983 | 55 | |
| 1984 | 59 | |
| 1985 | 64 | |
| 1986 | 68 | |
| 1987 | 73 | |
| 1988 | 77 | |
| 1989 | 82 | |
| 1990 | 86 | |
| 1991 | 91 | |
| 1992 | 95 | |
| 1993 | 90 | |
| 1994 | 86 | |
| 1995 | 81 | |
| 1996 | 77 | |
| 1997 | 72 | |
| 1998 | 68 | |
| 1999 | 63 | |
| 2000 | 59 | |
| 2001 | 54 | |
| 2002 | 50 | |
| 2003 | 45 |
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 Phil Housley ranks #81 in Ice Hockey
Phil Housley ranks 81st among Ice Hockey athletes on GOAT Rank and 1846th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 87.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 90, Longevity 94, Honours 80, Statistics 96. 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 1982–2003 with 22 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1992, which sets the Peak component at 90. Statistics is the defining strength of the profile at 96 out of 100, and it carries 15% of the final score. The underlying career record includes career points 1232, career assists 894, games played 1495, all-star selections 7.
Immediately ahead sits Bob Johnson on 87.7, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Mickey MacKay on 87.7. 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 Housley GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Housley 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 1992. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity94/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 21 years of competition and 22 recorded seasons. Scored 94/100.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
- Statistics96/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 96/100.
Top Housley comparisons
Phil Housley — frequently asked
- Is Phil Housley the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Phil Housley ranks 81st in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 87.7, behind Wayne Gretzky on 97.8.
- What is Phil Housley's GOAT Score?
- 87.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 94 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 96 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Phil Housley rank all time?
- 1846th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 81st within Ice Hockey.
- Phil Housley vs Bob Johnson: who ranks higher?
- Phil Housley, on 87.7 against Bob Johnson's 87.7 — a margin of 0.0 points.