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Clapper vs Brodeur

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ClapperWinner
90.2

Clapper wins: Peak, Honours

Brodeur
90.0

Brodeur wins: Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 Dit Clapper
90.2

Clapper leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. First NHL player to complete twenty seasons, all with Boston.

1. Dit Clapper
90.2
2. Martin Brodeur
90.0

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. 🇨🇦 Dit Clapper5 seasons played · career day 1,825307 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇦 Martin Brodeur5 seasons played · career day 2,556160 points
-47.9% vs Clapper at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇨🇦 Clapper0050106307653
🇨🇦 Brodeur000080242

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.

MetricClapperRetiredBrodeurRetired
Stanley Cups33
Seasons played20
Career points474
All-star selections6
Games played8331,266
Career wins691
Shutouts125
Vezina Trophies4
Olympic golds2
Dominance w25%8686
Peak w20%9088
Longevity w20%9696
Honours w20%9088
Statistics w15%9094

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Clapper90.2
Brodeur90.0
The people
Clapper
Brodeur

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