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Gerard vs Karvinen

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GerardWinner
85.2

Gerard wins: Dominance, Honours

Karvinen
85.2

Karvinen wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Showing full careers. Pick a window to recalculate the selected period.

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 Eddie Gerard
85.2

Gerard leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Four-time Stanley Cup winner with Ottawa and Toronto.

1. Eddie Gerard
85.2
2. Michelle Karvinen
85.2

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. 🇨🇦 Eddie Gerard5 seasons played · career day 1,825353 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇫🇮 Michelle Karvinen5 seasons played · career day 2,19184 points
-76.2% vs Gerard at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇨🇦 Gerard0055118353676
🇫🇮 Karvinen0001042150

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.

MetricGerardRetiredKarvinenActive
Stanley Cups4
NHL points88
Professional seasons11
Seasons as captain5
Hall of Fame inductions1
Olympic medals3
World Championship medals8
Olympic appearances4
Finland caps200
NCAA points152
Dominance w25%8480
Peak w20%9090
Longevity w20%7688
Honours w20%9282
Statistics w15%8488

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Gerard85.2
Karvinen85.2
The people
Gerard
Karvinen

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