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Johnson vs Murphy

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MurphyWinner
87.8

Murphy wins: Longevity, Honours, Statistics

Johnson
87.7

Johnson wins: Dominance, Peak

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 Larry Murphy
87.8

Murphy leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Four Stanley Cups and 1,216 points from the blue line.

1. Larry Murphy
87.8
2. Bob Johnson
87.7

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. 🇨🇦 Larry Murphy5 seasons played · career day 1,826330 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Bob Johnson5 seasons played · career day 8,765193 points
-41.5% vs Murphy at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Johnson000000
🇨🇦 Murphy0076144276560

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.

MetricJohnsonRetiredMurphyRetired
Stanley Cups14
NCAA championships3
NHL coaching wins234
World Championship medals as coach1
Seasons as a head coach22
Career points1,216
NHL games played1,615
Career assists929
Seasons played21
Dominance w25%8480
Peak w20%9288
Longevity w20%8894
Honours w20%8688
Statistics w15%9092

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Murphy87.8
Johnson87.7
The people
Johnson
Murphy

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