Who is better, Harvey or Bowman?
Scotty Bowman leads with a GOAT score of 96.0 against 93.0 for Doug Harvey — a gap of 3.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Harvey vs Bowman
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Scotty Bowman above Doug Harvey: 96.0 vs 93.0. Scotty Bowman leads on Longevity, Statistics, Dominance.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
BowmanWinner
96.0Bowman wins: Dominance, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Harvey
93.0Harvey wins: no category outright
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Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 Doug Harvey
93.0
Harvey leads in 1 of 5 weighted categories.
Bowman — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
1. Scotty Bowman
2. Doug Harvey
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. 🇨🇦 Doug Harvey5 seasons played · career day 1,825303 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇦 Scotty Bowman5 seasons played · career day 3,652285 points
-5.9% vs Harvey at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 Harvey | 0 | 0 | 50 | 105 | 303 | 642 |
| 🇨🇦 Bowman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 223 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | HarveyRetired | BowmanRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Norris Trophies | 7 | — |
| Stanley Cups | 6 | — |
| First-team All-Star selections | 10 | — |
| Games played | 1,113 | — |
| Career assists | 452 | — |
| Stanley Cups as coach | — | 9 |
| Career coaching wins | — | 1,244 |
| Jack Adams Awards | — | 2 |
| Seasons as a head coach | — | 30 |
| Playoff series wins | — | 92 |
| Dominance w25% | 94 | 97 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 95 |
| Honours w20% | 96 | 97 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 94 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Bowman96.0
Harvey93.0
FAQ
Where does Harvey beat Bowman?
Harvey does not lead any of the five categories; Bowman is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Harvey vs Bowman score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Harvey: 93.0, Bowman: 96.0.
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