Heaney vs Murphy
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Heaney wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Murphy wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Heaney leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic champion in 2002 and seven-time world champion defender.
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| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 Heaney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 86 |
| 🇨🇦 Murphy | 0 | 0 | 76 | 144 | 276 | 560 |
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.
| Metric | HeaneyRetired | MurphyRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 1 | — |
| World Championship golds | 7 | — |
| Olympic medals | 2 | — |
| Canada caps | 125 | — |
| Hall of Fame inductions | 1 | — |
| Stanley Cups | — | 4 |
| Career points | — | 1,216 |
| NHL games played | — | 1,615 |
| Career assists | — | 929 |
| Seasons played | — | 21 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 94 |
| Honours w20% | 92 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 92 |
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