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Darwitz vs Knight

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DarwitzWinner
85.6

Darwitz wins: Peak, Honours, Statistics

Knight
85.4

Knight wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Natalie Darwitz
85.6

Darwitz leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Three Olympic medals and a record-setting NCAA scorer at Minnesota.

1. Natalie Darwitz
85.6
2. Hilary Knight
85.4

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. 🇺🇸 Natalie Darwitz5 seasons played · career day 2,191148 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Hilary Knight5 seasons played · career day 2,55693 points
-37.2% vs Darwitz at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Darwitz00022112234
🇺🇸 Knight000052138

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.

MetricDarwitzRetiredKnightActive
Olympic medals33
World Championship golds29
NCAA points246
USA caps150200
NCAA titles2
Olympic golds1
World Championship points100
Dominance w25%8484
Peak w20%9286
Longevity w20%7686
Honours w20%8684
Statistics w15%9288

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Darwitz85.6
Knight85.4
The people
Darwitz
Knight

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