Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Points per season
| Season | Points per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 45 | |
| 1961 | 50 | |
| 1962 | 54 | |
| 1963 | 59 | |
| 1964 | 63 | |
| 1965 | 68 | |
| 1966 | 72 | |
| 1967 | 77 | |
| 1968 | 81 | |
| 1969 | 86 | |
| 1970 | 90 | |
| 1971 | 95 | |
| 1972 | 87 | |
| 1973 | 79 | |
| 1974 | 71 | |
| 1975 | 64 | |
| 1976 | 56 | |
| 1977 | 48 | |
| 1978 | 40 |
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 Rod Gilbert ranks #126 in Ice Hockey
Rod Gilbert ranks 126th among Ice Hockey athletes on GOAT Rank and 2062nd of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 86.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 90, Longevity 90, Honours 82, Statistics 92. 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 1960–1978 with 19 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1971, which sets the Peak component at 90. Statistics is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 15% of the final score. The underlying career record includes career points 1021, career goals 406, all-star selections 8, games played 1065.
Immediately ahead sits Bob Gainey on 86.7, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Jacques Laperrière on 86.7. 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.
Rod Gilbert GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Gilbert 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 1971. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 18 years of competition and 19 recorded seasons. Scored 90/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.
Top Gilbert comparisons
Rod Gilbert — frequently asked
- Is Rod Gilbert the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Rod Gilbert ranks 126th in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 86.7, behind Wayne Gretzky on 97.8.
- What is Rod Gilbert's GOAT Score?
- 86.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Rod Gilbert rank all time?
- 2062nd of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 126th within Ice Hockey.
- Rod Gilbert vs Bob Gainey: who ranks higher?
- Rod Gilbert, on 86.7 against Bob Gainey's 86.7 — a margin of 0.0 points.