Olympic golds
2
World Championship golds
7
Stanley Cups
2
Soviet league titles
13
Best defenceman awards
5
Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 90
- Statistics
- 86
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 30 | |
| 1979 | 38 | |
| 1980 | 40 | |
| 1981 | 42 | |
| 1982 | 45 | |
| 1983 | 37 | |
| 1984 | 35 | |
| 1985 | 32 | |
| 1986 | 30 | |
| 1987 | 28 | |
| 1988 | 26 | |
| 1989 | 24 | |
| 1990 | 18 | |
| 1991 | 15 | |
| 1992 | 23 | |
| 1993 | 14 | |
| 1994 | 12 | |
| 1995 | 10 | |
| 1996 | 8 | |
| 1997 | 5 |
Data sources
- NHL
- Hockey Reference
- IIHF
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Vyacheslav Fetisov ranks #47 in Ice Hockey
Vyacheslav Fetisov ranks #47 in Ice Hockey and #1736 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 88.9/100.
The verified career covers 1974–1998 and 20 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic golds 2, World Championship golds 7, Stanley Cups 2, Soviet league titles 13.
Nearest context: ahead Bobby Hull (89.0); behind Václav Nedomanský (88.9). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Vyacheslav Fetisov GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
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Vyacheslav Fetisov — frequently asked
- Is Vyacheslav Fetisov the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Vyacheslav Fetisov ranks #47 in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 88.9/100, behind Wayne Gretzky (97.8).
- What is Vyacheslav Fetisov's GOAT Score?
- 88.9/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%).
- Where does Vyacheslav Fetisov rank all time?
- #1736 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #47 in Ice Hockey.
- Vyacheslav Fetisov vs Bobby Hull: who ranks higher?
- Bobby Hull ranks higher at 89.0 versus Vyacheslav Fetisov at 88.9, a margin of 0.1 points.