Who is better, McGimsie or Makar?
Billy McGimsie leads with a GOAT score of 71.9 against 70.6 for Cale Makar — a gap of 1.3 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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McGimsie vs Makar
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Billy McGimsie above Cale Makar: 71.9 vs 70.6. Billy McGimsie leads on Honours, Peak, Longevity. Cale Makar leads on Dominance.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
McGimsieWinner
71.9McGimsie wins: Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Makar
70.6Makar wins: Dominance
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 Billy McGimsie
71.9
McGimsie leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Billy McGimsie
2. Cale Makar
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index 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 · Form index per season1. 🇨🇦 Cale Makar5 seasons played · career day 1,825341 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇦 Billy McGimsie5 seasons played · career day 2,19040 points
-88.3% vs Makar at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 McGimsie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 33 | 40 |
| 🇨🇦 Makar | 0 | 0 | 50 | 99 | 341 | 503 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | McGimsieRetired | MakarActive · Colorado Avalanche |
|---|---|---|
| Stanley Cups | 1 | 1 |
| Seasons played | 6 | — |
| Career goals | 40 | — |
| Stanley Cup challenges | 3 | — |
| Hall of Fame inductions | 1 | — |
| Norris Trophies | — | 2 |
| Conn Smythe Trophies | — | 1 |
| Career points | — | 450 |
| Points per game | — | 1.05 |
| Dominance w25% | 70 | 74 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 84 |
| Longevity w20% | 52 | 50 |
| Honours w20% | 74 | 68 |
| Statistics w15% | 80 | 78 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
McGimsie71.9
Makar70.6
FAQ
Where does Makar beat McGimsie?
Makar scores higher on dominance. McGimsie leads on peak, honours, statistics, longevity.
How is the McGimsie vs Makar score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. McGimsie: 71.9, Makar: 70.6.
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