Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 92
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Points per season
| Season | Points per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 87 | |
| 1984 | 89 | |
| 1985 | 90 | |
| 1986 | 90 | |
| 1987 | 102 | |
| 1988 | 155 | |
| 1989 | 127 | |
| 1990 | 108 | |
| 1991 | 103 | |
| 1992 | 137 | |
| 1993 | 58 | |
| 1994 | 82 | |
| 1995 | 95 | |
| 1996 | 85 | |
| 1997 | 69 | |
| 1998 | 74 | |
| 1999 | 79 | |
| 2000 | 52 | |
| 2001 | 48 | |
| 2002 | 42 | |
| 2003 | 34 |
Data sources
- NHL
- Hockey Reference
- IIHF
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Steve Yzerman ranks #21 in Ice Hockey
Steve Yzerman ranks 21st among Ice Hockey athletes on GOAT Rank and 322nd of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 87.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 88, Longevity 92, Honours 86, Statistics 88. 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 1983–2006 with 21 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1988, which sets the Peak component at 88. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes stanley cups 3, nhl points 1755, conn smythe trophies 1, olympic golds 1.
Immediately ahead sits Dominik Hašek on 89.1, a gap of 1.7 points. Directly behind is Stan Mikita on 87.5. 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.
Steve Yzerman GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Yzerman stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full Ice Hockey cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1988. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity92/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 23 years of competition and 21 recorded seasons. Scored 92/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
Top Yzerman comparisons
Steve Yzerman — frequently asked
- Is Steve Yzerman the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Steve Yzerman ranks 21st in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 87.4, behind Wayne Gretzky on 97.8.
- What is Steve Yzerman's GOAT Score?
- 87.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 92 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Steve Yzerman rank all time?
- 322nd of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 21st within Ice Hockey.
- Steve Yzerman vs Dominik Hašek: who ranks higher?
- Dominik Hašek, on 89.1 against Steve Yzerman's 87.4 — a margin of 1.7 points.