Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 90
- Statistics
- 86
Career timeline · Points per season
| Season | Points 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
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Vyacheslav Fetisov ranks #18 in Ice Hockey
Vyacheslav Fetisov ranks 18th among Ice Hockey athletes on GOAT Rank and 309th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 88.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 88, Peak 92, Longevity 88, Honours 90, Statistics 86. 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 1974–1998 with 20 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1982, 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 olympic golds 2, world championship golds 7, stanley cups 2, soviet league titles 13.
Immediately ahead sits Henri Richard on 87.3, a gap of -1.6 points. Directly behind is Chris Chelios on 86.2. 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.
Vyacheslav Fetisov GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Fetisov stood above the field while competing. Scored 88/100 against the full Ice Hockey cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1982. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 24 years of competition and 20 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 90/100.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.
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Vyacheslav Fetisov — frequently asked
- Is Vyacheslav Fetisov the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Vyacheslav Fetisov ranks 18th in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 88.9, behind Wayne Gretzky on 97.8.
- What is Vyacheslav Fetisov's GOAT Score?
- 88.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Vyacheslav Fetisov rank all time?
- 309th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 18th within Ice Hockey.
- Vyacheslav Fetisov vs Henri Richard: who ranks higher?
- Vyacheslav Fetisov, on 88.9 against Henri Richard's 87.3 — a margin of 1.6 points.