Stanley Cups
1
Norris Trophies
1
NHL games played
1,680
All-Star selections
7
Career points
680
Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 92
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 84
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3 | |
| 1998 | 5 | |
| 1999 | 9 | |
| 2000 | 11 | |
| 2001 | 20 | |
| 2002 | 30 | |
| 2003 | 41 | |
| 2004 | 43 | |
| 2005 | 16 | |
| 2006 | 52 | |
| 2007 | 51 | |
| 2008 | 43 | |
| 2009 | 44 | |
| 2010 | 44 | |
| 2011 | 52 | |
| 2012 | 19 | |
| 2013 | 40 | |
| 2014 | 28 | |
| 2015 | 37 | |
| 2016 | 29 | |
| 2017 | 24 | |
| 2018 | 14 | |
| 2019 | 10 | |
| 2020 | 10 | |
| 2021 | 10 |
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 Zdeno Chára ranks #203 in Ice Hockey
Zdeno Chára ranks #203 in Ice Hockey and #2721 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 84.1/100.
The verified career covers 1996–2022 and 25 documented seasons. Peak is 86/100, with Longevity the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Stanley Cups 1, Norris Trophies 1, NHL games played 1680, All-Star selections 7.
Nearest context: ahead Milt Schmidt (84.3); behind Joe Thornton (84.1). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Zdeno Chára GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity92/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Chára comparisons
Zdeno Chára — frequently asked
- Is Zdeno Chára the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Zdeno Chára ranks #203 in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 84.1/100, behind Wayne Gretzky (97.8).
- What is Zdeno Chára's GOAT Score?
- 84.1/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 92 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%).
- Where does Zdeno Chára rank all time?
- #2721 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #203 in Ice Hockey.
- Zdeno Chára vs Milt Schmidt: who ranks higher?
- Milt Schmidt ranks higher at 84.3 versus Zdeno Chára at 84.1, a margin of 0.2 points.