Category profile
- Dominance
- 76
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Points per season
| Season | Points per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 46 | |
| 1975 | 50 | |
| 1976 | 60 | |
| 1977 | 76 | |
| 1978 | 86 | |
| 1979 | 78 | |
| 1980 | 103 | |
| 1981 | 94 | |
| 1982 | 105 | |
| 1983 | 96 | |
| 1984 | 80 | |
| 1985 | 60 | |
| 1986 | 45 | |
| 1987 | 26 |
Data sources
- NHL
- Hockey Reference
- IIHF
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Rick Middleton ranks #119 in Ice Hockey
Rick Middleton ranks 119th among Ice Hockey athletes on GOAT Rank and 1628th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 82.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 76, Peak 88, Longevity 82, Honours 78, Statistics 90. Those categories are normalised against the full Ice Hockey reference universe of 399 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1974–1988 with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1982, which sets the Peak component at 88. Statistics is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 15% of the final score. The underlying career record includes career points 1005, career goals 448, lady byng trophies 1, nhl games played 1005.
Immediately ahead sits Niklas Kronwall on 82.1, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Fernie Flaman on 82.1. 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.
Rick Middleton GOAT Score explained
- Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Middleton stood above the field while competing. Scored 76/100 against the full Ice Hockey cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1982. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 14 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Middleton comparisons
Rick Middleton — frequently asked
- Is Rick Middleton the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Rick Middleton ranks 119th in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 82.1, behind Wayne Gretzky on 97.8.
- What is Rick Middleton's GOAT Score?
- 82.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Rick Middleton rank all time?
- 1628th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 119th within Ice Hockey.
- Rick Middleton vs Niklas Kronwall: who ranks higher?
- Rick Middleton, on 82.1 against Niklas Kronwall's 82.1 — a margin of 0.0 points.