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Harvey vs Fetisov

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HarveyWinner
93.0

Harvey wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

Fetisov
92.1

Fetisov wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 Doug Harvey
93.0

Harvey leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Seven Norris Trophies and six Stanley Cups with Montreal.

1. Doug Harvey
93.0
2. Viacheslav Fetisov
92.1

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. 🇨🇦 Doug Harvey5 seasons played · career day 1,825303 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇷🇺 Viacheslav Fetisov5 seasons played · career day 1,825297 points
-2.0% vs Harvey at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇨🇦 Harvey0050105303642
🇷🇺 Fetisov0050105297620

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.

MetricHarveyRetiredFetisovRetired
Norris Trophies7
Stanley Cups62
First-team All-Star selections10
Games played1,113
Career assists452
Olympic gold medals2
World Championship titles7
Soviet league titles13
Golden Stick awards3
Dominance w25%9490
Peak w20%9694
Longevity w20%8892
Honours w20%9696
Statistics w15%9088

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GOAT Rank · the data
Harvey93.0
Fetisov92.1
The people
Harvey
Fetisov

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