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Calder vs Gretzky

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GretzkyWinner
97.8

Gretzky wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics

Calder
21.7

Calder wins: no category outright

🌍 Frank Calder🇨🇦 Wayne Gretzky
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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 Wayne Gretzky
97.8

Gretzky leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories. 2,857 points — more assists alone than anyone else has points.

1. Wayne Gretzky
97.8
2. Frank Calder
21.7

Category breakdown

Season form · Points per season

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Through age 21 · Points per season
1. 🇨🇦 Wayne Gretzky513 points
3 seasons by age 21 · 171 per season

Setting the pace at age 21

No verified birth date for Calder — 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.

MetricCalderRetiredGretzkyRetired · New York Rangers
Career points—2,857
Career goals—894
Stanley Cups—4
Hart Trophies—9
Art Ross Trophies—10
Points per game—1.92
Dominance w25%21.6100
Peak w20%23.6100
Longevity w20%19.692
Honours w20%22.697
Statistics w15%20.6100
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GOAT Rank · the data
Gretzky97.8
Calder21.7
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