Who is better, Gretzky or Nugent-Hopkins?
Wayne Gretzky leads with a GOAT score of 97.8 against 13.8 for Ryan Nugent-Hopkins — a gap of 84.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Gretzky vs Nugent-Hopkins
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GretzkyWinner
97.8Gretzky wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Nugent-Hopkins
13.8Nugent-Hopkins wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 Wayne Gretzky
97.8
Gretzky leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
Nugent-Hopkins — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
1. Wayne Gretzky
2. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
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
Through age 21 · Form index per season
1. 🇨🇦 Wayne Gretzky513 points
3 seasons by age 21 · 171 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Nugent-Hopkins — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | GretzkyRetired · New York Rangers | Nugent-HopkinsActive · Edmonton Oilers |
|---|---|---|
| Career points | 2,857 | — |
| Career goals | 894 | — |
| Stanley Cups | 4 | — |
| Hart Trophies | 9 | — |
| Art Ross Trophies | 10 | — |
| Points per game | 1.92 | — |
| NHL games | — | 1,031 |
| NHL goals | — | 291 |
| NHL assists | — | 513 |
| NHL points | — | 804 |
| Number | — | 93 |
| Dominance w25% | 100 | 13.5 |
| Peak w20% | 100 | 19.1 |
| Longevity w20% | 92 | 11.5 |
| Honours w20% | 97 | 9.5 |
| Statistics w15% | 100 | 16.3 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Gretzky97.8
Nugent-Hopkins13.8
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Where does Nugent-Hopkins beat Gretzky?
Nugent-Hopkins does not lead any of the five categories; Gretzky is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Gretzky vs Nugent-Hopkins score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Gretzky: 97.8, Nugent-Hopkins: 13.8.
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