Who is better, Wickenheiser or Fetisov?
Vyacheslav Fetisov leads with a GOAT score of 88.9 against 88.8 for Hayley Wickenheiser — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Wickenheiser vs Fetisov
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Vyacheslav Fetisov above Hayley Wickenheiser: 88.9 vs 88.8. Vyacheslav Fetisov leads on Peak, Honours. Hayley Wickenheiser leads on Longevity, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
FetisovWinner
88.9Fetisov wins: Peak, Honours
Wickenheiser
88.8Wickenheiser wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇷🇺 Vyacheslav Fetisov
88.9
Fetisov leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Vyacheslav Fetisov
2. Hayley Wickenheiser
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. 🇷🇺 Vyacheslav Fetisov5 seasons played · career day 3,286195 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇦 Hayley Wickenheiser5 seasons played · career day 2,92168 points
-65.1% vs Fetisov at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 Wickenheiser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 88 |
| 🇷🇺 Fetisov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 195 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | WickenheiserRetired | FetisovRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 4 | 2 |
| Olympic medals | 5 | — |
| World Championship golds | 7 | 7 |
| Olympic MVP awards | 2 | — |
| Canada caps | 276 | — |
| Stanley Cups | — | 2 |
| Soviet league titles | — | 13 |
| Best defenceman awards | — | 5 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 90 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 86 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Fetisov88.9
Wickenheiser88.8
FAQ
Where does Wickenheiser beat Fetisov?
Wickenheiser scores higher on statistics, longevity. Fetisov leads on peak, honours.
How is the Wickenheiser vs Fetisov score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Wickenheiser: 88.8, Fetisov: 88.9.
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