Shanahan vs Lemieux
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Lemieux wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Shanahan wins: Longevity
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Category radar
Verdict
Lemieux leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. The highest peak the sport has seen, through injury and illness.
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
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Shanahan — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
Fan vote — data vs the people
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