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Drillon vs Karlsson

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DrillonWinner
80.0

Drillon wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

Karlsson
79.7

Karlsson wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 Gordie Drillon
80.0

Drillon leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Last Maple Leaf to win the NHL scoring title, in 1938.

1. Gordie Drillon
80.0
2. Erik Karlsson
79.7

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. 🇸🇪 Erik Karlsson5 seasons played · career day 1,825242 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇦 Gordie Drillon5 seasons played · career day 1,826207 points
-14.5% vs Karlsson at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇨🇦 Drillon003385163261
🇸🇪 Karlsson002671242523

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.

MetricDrillonRetiredKarlssonActive
Scoring titles1
Stanley Cups1
Lady Byng Trophies1
Career points261850
NHL games played311
Norris Trophies3
100-point seasons1
All-Star selections7
World Championship golds1
Dominance w25%8078
Peak w20%9288
Longevity w20%6276
Honours w20%8074
Statistics w15%8884

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GOAT Rank · the data
Drillon80.0
Karlsson79.7
The people
Drillon
Karlsson

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