Who is better, Plante or Malone?
Jacques Plante leads with a GOAT score of 90.4 against 90.3 for Joe Malone — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
AthletesTeams
Plante vs Malone
Shareable comparison — send this exact matchup to anyone.
Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Jacques Plante above Joe Malone: 90.4 vs 90.3. Jacques Plante leads on Longevity, Honours. Joe Malone leads on Peak, Statistics, Dominance.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
PlanteWinner
90.4Plante wins: Longevity, Honours
Malone
90.3Malone wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Candidates
Locked to Ice HockeyShareable URL · /compare/jacques-plante-vs-joe-malone
Time range
Showing full careers. Pick a window to recalculate the selected period.
Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 Jacques Plante
90.4
Plante leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Jacques Plante
2. Joe Malone
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. 🇨🇦 Joe Malone5 seasons played · career day 1,826285 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇦 Jacques Plante5 seasons played · career day 4,01737 points
-87.0% vs Malone at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 Plante | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 🇨🇦 Malone | 0 | 0 | 45 | 96 | 216 | 621 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Plante90.4
Malone90.3
FAQ
Where does Malone beat Plante?
Malone scores higher on peak, dominance, statistics. Plante leads on honours, longevity.
How is the Plante vs Malone score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Plante: 90.4, Malone: 90.3.
What do you think?
0 commentsMake your case for Plante vs Malone. The scoring is published in full — if you can point at the pillar or the weight you disagree with, we read it. Read the methodology paper.