Who is better, Kariya or Stamkos?
Paul Kariya leads with a GOAT score of 83.6 against 83.5 for Steven Stamkos — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
AthletesTeams
Kariya vs Stamkos
Shareable comparison — send this exact matchup to anyone.
Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Paul Kariya above Steven Stamkos: 83.6 vs 83.5. Paul Kariya leads on Peak, Dominance. Steven Stamkos leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
KariyaWinner
83.6Kariya wins: Dominance, Peak
Stamkos
83.5Stamkos wins: Longevity
Candidates
Locked to Ice HockeyShareable URL · /compare/paul-kariya-vs-steven-stamkos
Time range
Showing full careers. Pick a window to recalculate the selected period.
Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 Paul Kariya
83.6
Kariya leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Paul Kariya
2. Steven Stamkos
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index 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 · Form index per season1. 🇨🇦 Steven Stamkos5 seasons played · career day 1,826386 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇦 Paul Kariya5 seasons played · career day 1,825378 points
-2.1% vs Stamkos at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 Kariya | 0 | 0 | 55 | 120 | 378 | 708 |
| 🇨🇦 Stamkos | 0 | 0 | 46 | 141 | 329 | 567 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Kariya83.6
Stamkos83.5
FAQ
Where does Stamkos beat Kariya?
Stamkos scores higher on longevity. Kariya leads on peak, dominance.
How is the Kariya vs Stamkos score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Kariya: 83.6, Stamkos: 83.5.
What do you think?
0 commentsMake your case for Kariya vs Stamkos. The scoring is published in full — if you can point at the pillar or the weight you disagree with, we read it. Read the methodology paper.