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Armstrong vs Fetisov

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ArmstrongWinner
89.1

Armstrong wins: Longevity, Honours, Statistics

Fetisov
88.9

Fetisov wins: Dominance, Peak

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Time range

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 George Armstrong
89.1

Armstrong leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Captained Toronto to four Stanley Cups in the 1960s.

1. George Armstrong
89.1
2. Vyacheslav Fetisov
88.9

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. 🇨🇦 George Armstrong5 seasons played · career day 1,825290 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇷🇺 Vyacheslav Fetisov5 seasons played · career day 3,286195 points
-32.8% vs Armstrong at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇨🇦 Armstrong0050104290591
🇷🇺 Fetisov000030195

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.

MetricArmstrongRetiredFetisovRetired
Stanley Cups42
Seasons as captain12
Career goals296
Career points713
Games played1,187
Olympic golds2
World Championship golds7
Soviet league titles13
Best defenceman awards5
Dominance w25%8288
Peak w20%8892
Longevity w20%9488
Honours w20%9290
Statistics w15%9286

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GOAT Rank · the data
Armstrong89.1
Fetisov88.9
The people
Armstrong
Fetisov

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