Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 96
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Points per season
| Season | Points 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
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Tony Esposito ranks #42 in Ice Hockey
Tony Esposito ranks 42nd among Ice Hockey athletes on GOAT Rank and 1537th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 89.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 96, Longevity 86, Honours 88, 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 1968–1984 with 17 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1970, which sets the Peak component at 96. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 96 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes vezina trophies 3, career shutouts 76, rookie-season shutouts 15, career wins 423.
Immediately ahead sits Ray Bourque on 89.3, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Rob Blake on 89.3. 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.
Tony Esposito GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Esposito stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full Ice Hockey cohort.
- Peak96/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1970. Scored 96/100.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 16 years of competition and 17 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 88/100.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.
Top Esposito comparisons
Tony Esposito — frequently asked
- Is Tony Esposito the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Tony Esposito ranks 42nd in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 89.3, behind Wayne Gretzky on 97.8.
- What is Tony Esposito's GOAT Score?
- 89.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Tony Esposito rank all time?
- 1537th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 42nd within Ice Hockey.
- Tony Esposito vs Ray Bourque: who ranks higher?
- Tony Esposito, on 89.3 against Ray Bourque's 89.3 — a margin of 0.0 points.