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Boivin vs Bauer

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BoivinWinner
84.6

Boivin wins: Longevity, Statistics

Bauer
84.6

Bauer wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 Leo Boivin
84.6

Boivin leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Bodychecking defenceman across 1,150 NHL games.

1. Leo Boivin
84.6
2. Bobby Bauer
84.6

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. 🇨🇦 Bobby Bauer5 seasons played · career day 1,826380 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇦 Leo Boivin5 seasons played · career day 1,825290 points
-23.7% vs Bauer at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇨🇦 Boivin0050104290598
🇨🇦 Bauer0058125286719

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.

MetricBoivinRetiredBauerRetired
Games played1,150
Career points322
All-star game appearances3
Seasons played19
Penalty minutes1,192
Stanley Cups2
Lady Byng Trophy3
NHL goals123
NHL points260
All-Star selections3
Dominance w25%7882
Peak w20%8690
Longevity w20%9278
Honours w20%8088
Statistics w15%9086

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GOAT Rank · the data
Boivin84.6
Bauer84.6
The people
Boivin
Bauer

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