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Norris vs Fedorov

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NorrisWinner
85.0

Norris wins: Dominance

Fedorov
84.9

Fedorov wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 James E. Norris
85.0

Norris leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Detroit owner whose teams won three Stanley Cups; the Norris Trophy bears his name.

1. James E. Norris
85.0
2. Sergei Fedorov
84.9

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. 🇷🇺 Sergei Fedorov5 seasons played · career day 3,286422 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇦 James E. Norris5 seasons played · career day 2,191378 points
-10.4% vs Fedorov at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇨🇦 Norris00058219617
🇷🇺 Fedorov000079422

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.

MetricNorrisRetiredFedorovRetired
Stanley Cups as owner3
Regular-season titles7
Years as Red Wings owner20
Trophies named after him2
Hall of Fame inductions1
Stanley Cups3
Hart Trophies1
Selke Trophies2
NHL points1,179
NHL goals483
World Championship golds2
Dominance w25%8280
Peak w20%8888
Longevity w20%8688
Honours w20%8484
Statistics w15%8686

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GOAT Rank · the data
Norris85.0
Fedorov84.9
The people
Norris
Fedorov

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