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Howe vs Howe
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HoweWinner
88.4Howe wins: Longevity
Howe
88.4Howe wins: Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Mark Howe
88.4
Howe leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Three-time Norris Trophy runner-up and an Olympic silver medallist.
1. Mark Howe
2. Syd Howe
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 season1. 🇨🇦 Syd Howe5 seasons played · career day 1,825290 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Mark Howe5 seasons played · career day 1,825289 points
-0.3% vs Howe at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Howe | 0 | 0 | 50 | 104 | 289 | 589 |
| 🇨🇦 Howe | 0 | 0 | 50 | 104 | 290 | 597 |
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.
| Metric | HoweRetired | HoweRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Career NHL points | 742 | — |
| WHA Avco Cups | 2 | — |
| First-team All-Star selections | 3 | — |
| Olympic silver medals | 1 | — |
| Games played | 929 | — |
| Stanley Cups | — | 3 |
| Goals in one game | — | 6 |
| Career goals | — | 237 |
| Career points | — | 528 |
| Seasons played | — | 17 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 92 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 92 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Howe88.4
Howe88.4
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