Who is better, Drake or Howe?
Gordie Howe leads with a GOAT score of 94.2 against 87.3 for Clare Drake — a gap of 6.9 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Drake vs Howe
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Gordie Howe above Clare Drake: 94.2 vs 87.3. Gordie Howe leads on Dominance, Honours, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
HoweWinner
94.2Howe wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Drake
87.3Drake wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 Gordie Howe
94.2
Howe leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
Drake — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
1. Gordie Howe
2. Clare Drake
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index 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 · Form index per season1. 🇨🇦 Gordie Howe5 seasons played · career day 3,286427 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇦 Clare Drake5 seasons played · career day 2,19090 points
-78.9% vs Howe at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 Drake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 68 | 153 |
| 🇨🇦 Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 427 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | DrakeRetired | HoweRetired |
|---|---|---|
| University national titles | 6 | — |
| University coaching wins | 697 | — |
| Conference titles | 17 | — |
| Olympic teams coached | 1 | — |
| Seasons as a head coach | 28 | — |
| Stanley Cups | — | 4 |
| Hart Trophies | — | 6 |
| Art Ross Trophies | — | 6 |
| NHL points | — | 1,850 |
| NHL goals | — | 801 |
| All-Star selections | — | 23 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 93 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 94 | 99 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 93 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 94 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Howe94.2
Drake87.3
FAQ
Where does Drake beat Howe?
Drake does not lead any of the five categories; Howe is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Drake vs Howe score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Drake: 87.3, Howe: 94.2.
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