Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 96
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Points per season
| Season | Points per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 65 | |
| 1980 | 87 | |
| 1981 | 66 | |
| 1982 | 82 | |
| 1983 | 73 | |
| 1984 | 86 | |
| 1985 | 83 | |
| 1986 | 95 | |
| 1987 | 81 | |
| 1988 | 73 | |
| 1989 | 84 | |
| 1990 | 73 | |
| 1991 | 60 | |
| 1992 | 82 | |
| 1993 | 91 | |
| 1994 | 43 | |
| 1995 | 82 | |
| 1996 | 50 | |
| 1997 | 44 | |
| 1998 | 57 | |
| 1999 | 31 | |
| 2000 | 59 |
Data sources
- NHL
- Hockey Reference
- IIHF
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Ray Bourque ranks #7 in Ice Hockey
Ray Bourque ranks 7th among Ice Hockey athletes on GOAT Rank and 165th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 89.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 88, Longevity 96, 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 1979–2001 with 22 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1986, which sets the Peak component at 88. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 96 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes norris trophies 5, nhl points 1579, stanley cups 1, all-star selections 19.
Immediately ahead sits Martin Brodeur on 90.0, a gap of 0.7 points. Directly behind is Sidney Crosby on 90.0. 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.
Ray Bourque GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Bourque stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full Ice Hockey cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1986. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity96/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 22 years of competition and 22 recorded seasons. Scored 96/100.
- 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.
Top Bourque comparisons
Ray Bourque — frequently asked
- Is Ray Bourque the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Ray Bourque ranks 7th in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 89.3, behind Wayne Gretzky on 97.8.
- What is Ray Bourque's GOAT Score?
- 89.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 96 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Ray Bourque rank all time?
- 165th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 7th within Ice Hockey.
- Ray Bourque vs Martin Brodeur: who ranks higher?
- Martin Brodeur, on 90.0 against Ray Bourque's 89.3 — a margin of 0.7 points.