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McGee vs Dryden

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McGeeWinner
86.4

McGee wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

Dryden
86.4

Dryden wins: Longevity, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 Frank McGee
86.4

McGee leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Scored fourteen goals in one Stanley Cup game in 1905.

1. Frank McGee
86.4
2. Ken Dryden
86.4

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. 🇨🇦 Ken Dryden5 seasons played · career day 1,825428 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇦 Frank McGee4 seasons played · career day 1,460309 points
-27.8% vs Dryden at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇨🇦 McGee0070169309309
🇨🇦 Dryden0070149428731

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.

MetricMcGeeRetiredDrydenRetired
Stanley Cups46
Goals in one game14
Career goals135
Games played45
Goals per game3
Vezina Trophies5
Conn Smythe Trophies1
Career goals-against average2.24
Career shutouts46
Dominance w25%9490
Peak w20%9896
Longevity w20%5862
Honours w20%8894
Statistics w15%9490

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GOAT Rank · the data
McGee86.4
Dryden86.4
The people
McGee
Dryden

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