O'Connor vs Salming
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O'Connor wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Salming wins: Longevity
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Verdict
O'Connor leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Won the Hart and Lady Byng trophies in the same season in 1948.
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| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 O'Connor | 0 | 0 | 58 | 122 | 350 | 687 |
| 🇸🇪 Salming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 337 |
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.
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