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Richard vs Kurri

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RichardWinner
87.7

Richard wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Kurri
85.6

Kurri wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 Maurice Richard
87.7

Richard leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. First to 50 goals in 50 games and eight Stanley Cups in Montreal.

1. Maurice Richard
87.7
2. Jari Kurri
85.6

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. 🇫🇮 Jari Kurri5 seasons played · career day 2,921502 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇦 Maurice Richard5 seasons played · career day 2,190182 points
-63.7% vs Kurri at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇨🇦 Richard00032154287
🇫🇮 Kurri0000161610

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.

MetricRichardRetiredKurriRetired
Stanley Cups85
Hart Trophies1
NHL goals544601
All-Star selections145
Playoff goals82106
50-goal seasons1
NHL points1,398
Lady Byng Trophies1
Dominance w25%8880
Peak w20%9288
Longevity w20%8288
Honours w20%9086
Statistics w15%8688

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GOAT Rank · the data
Richard87.7
Kurri85.6
The people
Richard
Kurri

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