Who is better, Sallinen or Blake?
Riikka Sallinen leads with a GOAT score of 87.6 against 87.6 for Toe Blake — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Sallinen vs Blake
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Riikka Sallinen and Toe Blake level at 87.6. Riikka Sallinen leads on Longevity, Statistics. Toe Blake leads on Honours, Dominance, Peak.
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SallinenWinner
87.6Sallinen wins: Longevity, Statistics
Blake
87.6Blake wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇫🇮 Riikka Sallinen
87.6
Sallinen leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Riikka Sallinen
2. Toe Blake
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. 🇫🇮 Riikka Sallinen5 seasons played · career day 2,556192 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇦 Toe Blake5 seasons played · career day 2,190133 points
-30.7% vs Sallinen at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇮 Sallinen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 266 |
| 🇨🇦 Blake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 94 | 272 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | SallinenRetired | BlakeRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic medals | 3 | — |
| World Championship medals | 9 | — |
| Finland caps | 150 | — |
| Hall of Fame inductions | 1 | — |
| Seasons played | 27 | — |
| Stanley Cups as player | — | 2 |
| Stanley Cups as coach | — | 8 |
| Hart Trophies | — | 1 |
| Scoring titles | — | 1 |
| Career points | — | 527 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 94 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 92 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 86 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Sallinen87.6
Blake87.6
FAQ
Where does Blake beat Sallinen?
Blake scores higher on peak, dominance, honours. Sallinen leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Sallinen vs Blake score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Sallinen: 87.6, Blake: 87.6.
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