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Oates vs Tumba

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OatesWinner
86.2

Oates wins: Longevity, Statistics

Tumba
86.0

Tumba wins: Dominance, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 Adam Oates
86.2

Oates leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. 1,079 career assists, seventh on the all-time list.

1. Adam Oates
86.2
2. Sven Tumba
86.0

Category breakdown

Season form · Points per season

Career timeline · Points per season

Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.

GOAT pace tracker

Career stage · GOAT pace

Through season 5 · Points per season
1. 🇨🇦 Adam Oates5 seasons played · career day 1,825231 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇸🇪 Sven Tumba5 seasons played · career day 2,190112 points
-51.5% vs Oates at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇨🇦 Oates001135231690
🇸🇪 Tumba0001282199

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.

MetricOatesRetiredTumbaRetired
Career assists1,079
Career points1,420
All-Star selections5
NHL games played1,337
Best season points142
World Championship golds4
Olympic medals2
Swedish league titles8
Sweden caps245
Sweden goals188
Dominance w25%8286
Peak w20%9090
Longevity w20%9082
Honours w20%7886
Statistics w15%9486

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GOAT Rank · the data
Oates86.2
Tumba86.0
The people
Oates
Tumba

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