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Moore vs Calder

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CalderWinner
88.3

Calder wins: Longevity

Moore
88.2

Moore wins: Peak, Honours, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 Frank Calder
88.3

Calder leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. The NHL's first president, who guided the league for 26 years.

1. Frank Calder
88.3
2. Dickie Moore
88.2

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
1. 🇨🇦 Dickie Moore5 seasons played · career day 1,825317 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇦 Frank Calder5 seasons played · career day 1,82520 points
-93.7% vs Moore at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇨🇦 Moore0050107317679
🇨🇦 Calder00482041

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.

MetricMooreRetiredCalderRetired
Stanley Cups6
Art Ross Trophies2
Career points608
Career goals261
All-Star selections3
Years as NHL president26
Teams added to the league7
Trophies named after him2
Hall of Fame inductions1
Seasons of NHL expansion overseen10
Dominance w25%8686
Peak w20%9490
Longevity w20%7894
Honours w20%9484
Statistics w15%9088

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Calder88.3
Moore88.2
The people
Moore
Calder

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