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Murphy vs Johnson

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MurphyWinner
87.8

Murphy wins: Longevity, Honours, Statistics

Johnson
87.7

Johnson wins: Dominance, Peak

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 Larry Murphy
87.8

Murphy leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Four Stanley Cups and 1,216 points from the blue line.

1. Larry Murphy
87.8
2. Bob Johnson
87.7

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. 🇨🇦 Larry Murphy5 seasons played · career day 1,826330 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Bob Johnson5 seasons played · career day 8,765193 points
-41.5% vs Murphy at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇨🇦 Murphy0076144276560
🇺🇸 Johnson000000

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.

MetricMurphyRetiredJohnsonRetired
Stanley Cups41
Career points1,216
NHL games played1,615
Career assists929
Seasons played21
NCAA championships3
NHL coaching wins234
World Championship medals as coach1
Seasons as a head coach22
Dominance w25%8084
Peak w20%8892
Longevity w20%9488
Honours w20%8886
Statistics w15%9290

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Murphy87.8
Johnson87.7
The people
Murphy
Johnson

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