Who is better, Hewitt or Cleghorn?
Sprague Cleghorn leads with a GOAT score of 87.5 against 87.4 for Foster Hewitt — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Hewitt vs Cleghorn
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Sprague Cleghorn above Foster Hewitt: 87.5 vs 87.4. Sprague Cleghorn leads on Honours, Dominance, Peak. Foster Hewitt leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
CleghornWinner
87.5Cleghorn wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Hewitt
87.4Hewitt wins: Longevity
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 Sprague Cleghorn
87.5
Cleghorn leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Sprague Cleghorn
2. Foster Hewitt
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. 🇨🇦 Sprague Cleghorn5 seasons played · career day 1,825342 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇦 Foster Hewitt5 seasons played · career day 1,825150 points
-56.1% vs Cleghorn at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 Hewitt | 0 | 0 | 10 | 30 | 150 | 450 |
| 🇨🇦 Cleghorn | 0 | 0 | 50 | 109 | 342 | 659 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | HewittRetired | CleghornRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Years broadcasting hockey | 58 | — |
| Stanley Cup finals called | 40 | — |
| Summit Series games called | 8 | — |
| Hall of Fame inductions | 1 | — |
| Award named after him | 1 | — |
| Stanley Cups | — | 4 |
| Career goals | — | 84 |
| Career points | — | 123 |
| Games played | — | 259 |
| Seasons played | — | 11 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 96 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Cleghorn87.5
Hewitt87.4
FAQ
Where does Hewitt beat Cleghorn?
Hewitt scores higher on longevity. Cleghorn leads on peak, dominance, honours.
How is the Hewitt vs Cleghorn score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Hewitt: 87.4, Cleghorn: 87.5.
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