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Johnson vs Richard

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JohnsonWinner
87.7

Johnson wins: Longevity, Statistics

Richard
87.7

Richard wins: Dominance, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Bob Johnson
87.7

Johnson leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Badger Bob won three NCAA titles and the 1991 Stanley Cup with Pittsburgh.

1. Bob Johnson
87.7
2. Maurice Richard
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. 🇺🇸 Bob Johnson5 seasons played · career day 8,765193 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇦 Maurice Richard5 seasons played · career day 2,190182 points
-5.7% vs Johnson at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Johnson000000
🇨🇦 Richard00032154287

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.

MetricJohnsonRetiredRichardRetired
Stanley Cups18
NCAA championships3
NHL coaching wins234
World Championship medals as coach1
Seasons as a head coach22
Hart Trophies1
NHL goals544
All-Star selections14
Playoff goals82
50-goal seasons1
Dominance w25%8488
Peak w20%9292
Longevity w20%8882
Honours w20%8690
Statistics w15%9086

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Johnson87.7
Richard87.7
The people
Johnson
Richard

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