Gardiner vs Nuutinen
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Nuutinen wins: Statistics
Gardiner wins: Dominance, Longevity
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Verdict
Nuutinen leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic bronze medallist and a world championship silver medallist with Finland.
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| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 Gardiner | 0 | 0 | 40 | 83 | 177 | 462 |
| 🇫🇮 Nuutinen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 84 |
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.
| Metric | GardinerRetired | NuutinenActive |
|---|---|---|
| Hart Trophy awards | 1 | — |
| NHL games | 101 | — |
| NHL points | 27 | — |
| Western Canada league titles | 1 | — |
| Hall of Fame inductions | 1 | — |
| Olympic medals | — | 2 |
| World Championship medals | — | 4 |
| Olympic Games | — | 2 |
| NCAA seasons | — | 4 |
| International seasons | — | 12 |
| Dominance w25% | 72 | 70 |
| Peak w20% | 84 | 84 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 78 | 78 |
| Statistics w15% | 74 | 84 |
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