Who is better, Keon or Lemieux?
Dave Keon leads with a GOAT score of 89.8 against 89.7 for Mario Lemieux — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Keon vs Lemieux
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Dave Keon above Mario Lemieux: 89.8 vs 89.7. Dave Keon leads on Longevity, Honours. Mario Lemieux leads on Peak, Statistics, Dominance.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
KeonWinner
89.8Keon wins: Longevity, Honours
Lemieux
89.7Lemieux wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 Dave Keon
89.8
Keon leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Dave Keon
2. Mario Lemieux
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
Through age 21 · Form index per season
1. 🇨🇦 Mario Lemieux241 points
2 seasons by age 21 · 120.5 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Keon — 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
GOAT Rank · the data
Keon89.8
Lemieux89.7
FAQ
Where does Lemieux beat Keon?
Lemieux scores higher on peak, dominance, statistics. Keon leads on honours, longevity.
How is the Keon vs Lemieux score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Keon: 89.8, Lemieux: 89.7.
What do you think?
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