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Howell vs Bain

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BainWinner
82.0

Bain wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Howell
81.9

Howell wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 Dan Bain
82.0

Bain leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Captained the Winnipeg Victorias to two Stanley Cup titles.

1. Dan Bain
82.0
2. Harry Howell
81.9

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. 🇨🇦 Dan Bain5 seasons played · career day 1,825380 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇦 Harry Howell5 seasons played · career day 1,826259 points
-31.8% vs Bain at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇨🇦 Howell004593200528
🇨🇦 Bain0058125380574

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.

MetricHowellRetiredBainRetired
Norris Trophies1
NHL games1,411
Career points439
All-Star Games7
Seasons played24
Stanley Cups2
Stanley Cup finals4
Senior seasons8
Championship-winning goals1
Hall of Fame inductions1
Dominance w25%7482
Peak w20%8690
Longevity w20%9270
Honours w20%7686
Statistics w15%8482

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GOAT Rank · the data
Bain82.0
Howell81.9
The people
Howell
Bain

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