Plante vs Gretzky
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Gretzky wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Plante wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Gretzky leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories. 2,857 points — more assists alone than anyone else has points.
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
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Plante — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
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