Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 92
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Points per season
| Season | Points 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
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Zdeno Chára ranks #46 in Ice Hockey
Zdeno Chára ranks 46th among Ice Hockey athletes on GOAT Rank and 521st of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 84.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 86, Longevity 92, Honours 82, Statistics 84. 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 1996–2022 with 25 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2006, which sets the Peak component at 86. Longevity 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 stanley cups 1, norris trophies 1, nhl games played 1680, all-star selections 7.
Immediately ahead sits Denis Potvin on 85.9, a gap of 1.8 points. Directly behind is Duncan Keith on 85.4. 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.
Zdeno Chára GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Chára stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Ice Hockey cohort.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2006. Scored 86/100.
- Longevity92/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 26 years of competition and 25 recorded seasons. Scored 92/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.
Top Chára comparisons
Zdeno Chára — frequently asked
- Is Zdeno Chára the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Zdeno Chára ranks 46th in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 84.1, behind Wayne Gretzky on 97.8.
- What is Zdeno Chára's GOAT Score?
- 84.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 92 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Zdeno Chára rank all time?
- 521st of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 46th within Ice Hockey.
- Zdeno Chára vs Denis Potvin: who ranks higher?
- Denis Potvin, on 85.9 against Zdeno Chára's 84.1 — a margin of 1.8 points.