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Burch vs Tapani

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BurchWinner
83.1

Burch wins: Dominance, Honours

Tapani
83.1

Tapani wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 Billy Burch
83.1

Burch leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Hart Trophy winner in 1925 and a Hockey Hall of Fame centre.

1. Billy Burch
83.1
2. Susanna Tapani
83.1

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. 🇨🇦 Billy Burch5 seasons played · career day 1,825393 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇫🇮 Susanna Tapani5 seasons played · career day 2,19073 points
-81.4% vs Burch at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇨🇦 Burch0058128393693
🇫🇮 Tapani000853136

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.

MetricBurchRetiredTapaniActive
Hart Trophy1
Lady Byng Trophy1
NHL goals137
NHL points190
NHL games390
Olympic medals2
World Championship medals6
PWHL titles1
Finland caps180
Olympic appearances3
Dominance w25%8278
Peak w20%9090
Longevity w20%7682
Honours w20%8480
Statistics w15%8488

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GOAT Rank · the data
Burch83.1
Tapani83.1
The people
Burch
Tapani

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