Cook vs Drinkwater
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Cook wins: Longevity, Statistics
Drinkwater wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Cook leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Bread Line winger credited with popularising the slap shot.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 Cook | 0 | 0 | 50 | 107 | 322 | 655 |
| 🇨🇦 Drinkwater | 0 | 0 | 55 | 120 | 375 | 490 |
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.
| Metric | CookRetired | DrinkwaterRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Stanley Cups | 2 | 5 |
| Career goals | 158 | 42 |
| Career points | 302 | — |
| Games played | 473 | 48 |
| Seasons played | 11 | 7 |
| Cup-winning seasons in a row | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 70 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 92 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 84 |
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