Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 90
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Points per season
| Season | Points per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1942 | 50 | |
| 1943 | 58 | |
| 1944 | 65 | |
| 1945 | 73 | |
| 1946 | 81 | |
| 1947 | 88 | |
| 1948 | 96 | |
| 1949 | 90 | |
| 1950 | 84 | |
| 1951 | 77 | |
| 1952 | 71 | |
| 1953 | 65 | |
| 1954 | 59 | |
| 1955 | 52 | |
| 1956 | 46 | |
| 1957 | 40 |
Data sources
- Hockey Hall of Fame
- NHL official records
- Hockey-Reference
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Ted Kennedy ranks #177 in Ice Hockey
Ted Kennedy ranks 177th among Ice Hockey athletes on GOAT Rank and 2391st of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 92, Longevity 78, Honours 90, Statistics 84. 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 1942–1957 with 16 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1948, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak 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 5, hart trophies 1, career points 560, playoff goals 29.
Immediately ahead sits Eddie Gerard on 85.2, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Joe Nieuwendyk on 85.1. 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.
Ted Kennedy GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Kennedy stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full Ice Hockey cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1948. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 15 years of competition and 16 recorded seasons. Scored 78/100.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 90/100.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.
Top Kennedy comparisons
Ted Kennedy — frequently asked
- Is Ted Kennedy the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Ted Kennedy ranks 177th in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 85.1, behind Wayne Gretzky on 97.8.
- What is Ted Kennedy's GOAT Score?
- 85.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Ted Kennedy rank all time?
- 2391st of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 177th within Ice Hockey.
- Ted Kennedy vs Eddie Gerard: who ranks higher?
- Eddie Gerard, on 85.2 against Ted Kennedy's 85.1 — a margin of 0.1 points.