Who is better, Howe or Bowman?
Scotty Bowman leads with a GOAT score of 96.0 against 94.2 for Gordie Howe — a gap of 1.8 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Howe vs Bowman
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Scotty Bowman above Gordie Howe: 96.0 vs 94.2. Scotty Bowman leads on Dominance, Peak, Honours. Gordie Howe leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
BowmanWinner
96.0Bowman wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Howe
94.2Howe wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 Gordie Howe
94.2
Howe leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
Bowman — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
1. Scotty Bowman
2. Gordie Howe
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. 🇨🇦 Scotty Bowman5 seasons played · career day 3,652285 points
-33.3% vs Howe at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 427 |
| 🇨🇦 Bowman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 223 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | HoweRetired | BowmanRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Stanley Cups | 4 | — |
| Hart Trophies | 6 | — |
| Art Ross Trophies | 6 | — |
| NHL points | 1,850 | — |
| NHL goals | 801 | — |
| All-Star selections | 23 | — |
| Stanley Cups as coach | — | 9 |
| Career coaching wins | — | 1,244 |
| Jack Adams Awards | — | 2 |
| Seasons as a head coach | — | 30 |
| Playoff series wins | — | 92 |
| Dominance w25% | 93 | 97 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 99 | 95 |
| Honours w20% | 93 | 97 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 94 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Bowman96.0
Howe94.2
FAQ
Where does Howe beat Bowman?
Howe scores higher on longevity. Bowman leads on peak, dominance, honours.
How is the Howe vs Bowman score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Howe: 94.2, Bowman: 96.0.
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