Who is better, Lafleur or Laperrière?
Jacques Laperrière leads with a GOAT score of 86.7 against 86.6 for Guy Lafleur — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Lafleur vs Laperrière
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Jacques Laperrière above Guy Lafleur: 86.7 vs 86.6. Jacques Laperrière leads on Honours. Guy Lafleur leads on Longevity, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
LaperrièreWinner
86.7Laperrière wins: Honours
Lafleur
86.6Lafleur wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 Jacques Laperrière
86.7
Laperrière leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Jacques Laperrière
2. Guy Lafleur
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. 🇨🇦 Guy Lafleur5 seasons played · career day 1,825419 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇦 Jacques Laperrière5 seasons played · career day 1,825362 points
-13.6% vs Lafleur at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 Lafleur | 0 | 0 | 64 | 119 | 419 | 941 |
| 🇨🇦 Laperrière | 0 | 0 | 58 | 123 | 362 | 700 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | LafleurRetired | LaperrièreRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Stanley Cups | 5 | 6 |
| Art Ross Trophies | 3 | — |
| Hart Trophies | 2 | — |
| NHL points | 1,353 | 282 |
| NHL goals | 560 | — |
| Conn Smythe Trophies | 1 | — |
| Norris Trophy | — | 1 |
| Calder Trophy | — | 1 |
| All-Star selections | — | 4 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 92 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 86 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Laperrière86.7
Lafleur86.6
FAQ
Where does Lafleur beat Laperrière?
Lafleur scores higher on statistics, longevity. Laperrière leads on honours.
How is the Lafleur vs Laperrière score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Lafleur: 86.6, Laperrière: 86.7.
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