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Hewitt vs Yzerman

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HewittWinner
87.4

Hewitt wins: Peak, Longevity

Yzerman
87.4

Yzerman wins: Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 Foster Hewitt
87.4

Hewitt leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. The voice of Hockey Night in Canada who called the 1972 Summit Series.

1. Foster Hewitt
87.4
2. Steve Yzerman
87.4

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. 🇨🇦 Steve Yzerman5 seasons played · career day 1,825458 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇦 Foster Hewitt5 seasons played · career day 1,825150 points
-67.2% vs Yzerman at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇨🇦 Hewitt001030150450
🇨🇦 Yzerman0087176458951

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.

MetricHewittRetiredYzermanRetired
Years broadcasting hockey58
Stanley Cup finals called40
Summit Series games called8
Hall of Fame inductions1
Award named after him1
Stanley Cups3
NHL points1,755
Conn Smythe Trophies1
Olympic golds1
NHL goals692
Selke Trophies1
Dominance w25%8484
Peak w20%9088
Longevity w20%9692
Honours w20%8086
Statistics w15%8888

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GOAT Rank · the data
Hewitt87.4
Yzerman87.4
The people
Hewitt
Yzerman

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