Who is better, Johnson or Harvey?
Doug Harvey leads with a GOAT score of 93.0 against 87.7 for Bob Johnson — a gap of 5.3 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Johnson vs Harvey
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Doug Harvey above Bob Johnson: 93.0 vs 87.7. Doug Harvey leads on Dominance, Honours, Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
HarveyWinner
93.0Harvey wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Johnson
87.7Johnson wins: no category outright
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Time range
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 Doug Harvey
93.0
Harvey leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
Johnson — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
1. Doug Harvey
2. Bob Johnson
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. 🇨🇦 Doug Harvey5 seasons played · career day 1,825303 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Bob Johnson5 seasons played · career day 8,765193 points
-36.3% vs Harvey at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 🇨🇦 Harvey | 0 | 0 | 50 | 105 | 303 | 642 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | JohnsonRetired | HarveyRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Stanley Cups | 1 | 6 |
| NCAA championships | 3 | — |
| NHL coaching wins | 234 | — |
| World Championship medals as coach | 1 | — |
| Seasons as a head coach | 22 | — |
| Norris Trophies | — | 7 |
| First-team All-Star selections | — | 10 |
| Games played | — | 1,113 |
| Career assists | — | 452 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 94 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 96 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 90 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Harvey93.0
Johnson87.7
FAQ
Where does Johnson beat Harvey?
Johnson does not lead any of the five categories; Harvey is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Johnson vs Harvey score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Johnson: 87.7, Harvey: 93.0.
What do you think?
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