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Schmidt vs Sundin

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SchmidtWinner
84.3

Schmidt wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Sundin
82.8

Sundin wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 Milt Schmidt
84.3

Schmidt leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Hart Trophy winner and two-time Stanley Cup champion with Boston.

1. Milt Schmidt
84.3
2. Mats Sundin
82.8

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. 🇸🇪 Mats Sundin5 seasons played · career day 2,190381 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇦 Milt Schmidt5 seasons played · career day 2,191146 points
-61.7% vs Sundin at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇨🇦 Schmidt0001055246
🇸🇪 Sundin00059334632

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.

MetricSchmidtRetiredSundinRetired
Stanley Cups2
Hart Trophies1
Art Ross Trophies1
Career points575
NHL games played776
NHL points1,349
NHL goals564
Olympic golds1
World Championship golds1
All-Star selections8
Seasons as captain11
Dominance w25%8278
Peak w20%8884
Longevity w20%8288
Honours w20%8680
Statistics w15%8486

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GOAT Rank · the data
Schmidt84.3
Sundin82.8
The people
Schmidt
Sundin

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