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Howell vs Hall

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HowellWinner
81.9

Howell wins: Longevity

Hall
81.9

Hall wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 Harry Howell
81.9

Howell leads in 1 of 5 weighted categories. Norris Trophy winner in 1967 across a 24-season professional career.

1. Harry Howell
81.9
2. Joe Hall
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. 🇨🇦 Harry Howell5 seasons played · career day 1,826259 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇦 Joe Hall5 seasons played · career day 2,19050 points
-80.7% vs Howell at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇨🇦 Howell004593200528
🇨🇦 Hall00053587

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.

MetricHowellRetiredHallRetired
Norris Trophies1
NHL games1,411
Career points439
All-Star Games7
Seasons played2415
Stanley Cups2
Career professional goals114
NHL games played37
Hall of Fame inductions1
Dominance w25%7476
Peak w20%8688
Longevity w20%9284
Honours w20%7678
Statistics w15%8486

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Howell81.9
Hall81.9
The people
Howell
Hall

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