Who is better, Howe or Harvey-Pinard?
Gordie Howe leads with a GOAT score of 94.2 against 19.4 for Rafael Harvey-Pinard — a gap of 74.8 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Howe vs Harvey-Pinard
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Gordie Howe above Rafael Harvey-Pinard: 94.2 vs 19.4. Gordie Howe leads on Longevity, Honours, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
HoweWinner
94.2Howe wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Harvey-Pinard
19.4Harvey-Pinard wins: no category outright
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Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 Gordie Howe
94.2
Howe leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
Harvey-Pinard — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
1. Gordie Howe
2. Rafael Harvey-Pinard
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index 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 · Form index per season1. 🇨🇦 Gordie Howe5 seasons played · career day 3,286427 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏳️ Rafael Harvey-Pinard0 seasons played0 points
-100.0% vs Howe at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 427 |
| 🏳️ Harvey-Pinard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | HoweRetired | Harvey-PinardActive · Pittsburgh Penguins |
|---|---|---|
| Stanley Cups | 4 | — |
| Hart Trophies | 6 | — |
| Art Ross Trophies | 6 | — |
| NHL points | 1,850 | — |
| NHL goals | 801 | — |
| All-Star selections | 23 | — |
| Number | — | 48 |
| Dominance w25% | 93 | 19.6 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 23.8 |
| Longevity w20% | 99 | 17.6 |
| Honours w20% | 93 | 15.6 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 20.4 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Howe94.2
Harvey-Pinard19.4
FAQ
Where does Harvey-Pinard beat Howe?
Harvey-Pinard does not lead any of the five categories; Howe is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Howe vs Harvey-Pinard score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Howe: 94.2, Harvey-Pinard: 19.4.
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