Category profile
- Dominance
- 92
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 92
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Points per season
| Season | Points per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 40 | |
| 1979 | 55 | |
| 1980 | 63 | |
| 1981 | 70 | |
| 1982 | 65 | |
| 1983 | 61 | |
| 1984 | 58 | |
| 1985 | 54 | |
| 1986 | 50 | |
| 1987 | 45 | |
| 1988 | 42 | |
| 1989 | 38 | |
| 1990 | 24 | |
| 1991 | 30 | |
| 1992 | 22 | |
| 1993 | 18 | |
| 1994 | 12 | |
| 1995 | 10 |
Data sources
- NHL
- Hockey Reference
- IIHF
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Sergei Makarov ranks #6 in Ice Hockey
Sergei Makarov ranks 6th among Ice Hockey athletes on GOAT Rank and 693rd of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 91.6 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 92, Peak 94, Longevity 88, Honours 92, Statistics 92. 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 1976–1997 with 18 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1981, which sets the Peak component at 94. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes olympic golds 2, world championship golds 8, soviet league titles 11, soviet player of the year awards 3.
Immediately ahead sits Jaromír Jágr on 91.6, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Alexander Ovechkin on 91.2. 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.
Sergei Makarov GOAT Score explained
- Dominance92/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Makarov stood above the field while competing. Scored 92/100 against the full Ice Hockey cohort.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1981. Scored 94/100.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 21 years of competition and 18 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
- Honours92/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 92/100.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.
Top Makarov comparisons
Sergei Makarov — frequently asked
- Is Sergei Makarov the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Sergei Makarov ranks 6th in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 91.6, behind Wayne Gretzky on 97.8.
- What is Sergei Makarov's GOAT Score?
- 91.6 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 92 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 92 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Sergei Makarov rank all time?
- 693rd of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 6th within Ice Hockey.
- Sergei Makarov vs Jaromír Jágr: who ranks higher?
- Sergei Makarov, on 91.6 against Jaromír Jágr's 91.6 — a margin of 0.0 points.