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Park vs Sallinen

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ParkWinner
87.6

Park wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

Sallinen
87.6

Sallinen wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 Brad Park
87.6

Park leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Six-time Norris Trophy runner-up, always behind Bobby Orr or Denis Potvin.

1. Brad Park
87.6
2. Riikka Sallinen
87.6

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. 🇨🇦 Brad Park5 seasons played · career day 1,826203 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇫🇮 Riikka Sallinen5 seasons played · career day 2,556192 points
-5.4% vs Park at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇨🇦 Park00329146468
🇫🇮 Sallinen000065266

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.

MetricParkRetiredSallinenRetired
Career points896
All-Star selections9
Norris Trophy runner-up finishes6
NHL games played1,113
Playoff points125
Olympic medals3
World Championship medals9
Finland caps150
Hall of Fame inductions1
Seasons played27
Dominance w25%8482
Peak w20%9290
Longevity w20%8894
Honours w20%8484
Statistics w15%9290

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GOAT Rank · the data
Park87.6
Sallinen87.6
The people
Park
Sallinen

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