Vezina Trophies
3
Career shutouts
76
Rookie-season shutouts
15
Career wins
423
Calder Trophies
1
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 96
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 55 | |
| 1969 | 77 | |
| 1970 | 98 | |
| 1971 | 94 | |
| 1972 | 90 | |
| 1973 | 87 | |
| 1974 | 83 | |
| 1975 | 79 | |
| 1976 | 75 | |
| 1977 | 72 | |
| 1978 | 68 | |
| 1979 | 64 | |
| 1980 | 60 | |
| 1981 | 56 | |
| 1982 | 53 | |
| 1983 | 49 | |
| 1984 | 45 |
Data sources
- NHL official records
- Hockey Reference
- Hockey Hall of Fame
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Tony Esposito ranks #41 in Ice Hockey
Tony Esposito ranks #41 in Ice Hockey and #1675 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 89.3/100.
The verified career covers 1968–1984 and 17 documented seasons. Peak is 96/100, with Peak the strongest category at 96/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Vezina Trophies 3, Career shutouts 76, Rookie-season shutouts 15, Career wins 423.
Nearest context: ahead Ray Bourque (89.3); behind Rob Blake (89.3). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Tony Esposito GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak96/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Esposito comparisons
Tony Esposito — frequently asked
- Is Tony Esposito the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Tony Esposito ranks #41 in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 89.3/100, behind Wayne Gretzky (97.8).
- What is Tony Esposito's GOAT Score?
- 89.3/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Tony Esposito rank all time?
- #1675 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #41 in Ice Hockey.
- Tony Esposito vs Ray Bourque: who ranks higher?
- Tony Esposito ranks higher at 89.3 versus Ray Bourque at 89.3, a margin of 0.0 points.