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Langway vs Olmstead

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OlmsteadWinner
88.0

Olmstead wins: Honours, Statistics

Langway
87.9

Langway wins: Dominance, Peak

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 Bert Olmstead
88.0

Olmstead leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Won five Stanley Cups and led the NHL in assists twice.

1. Bert Olmstead
88.0
2. Rod Langway
87.9

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. 🇺🇸 Rod Langway5 seasons played · career day 1,825342 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇦 Bert Olmstead5 seasons played · career day 1,826307 points
-10.2% vs Langway at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Langway0050109342692
🇨🇦 Olmstead0050106234653

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.

MetricLangwayRetiredOlmsteadRetired
Norris Trophies2
Stanley Cups15
Games played994
Career points329602
All-star selections3
Assist titles2
Assists421
Seasons played14
Dominance w25%8682
Peak w20%9290
Longevity w20%8686
Honours w20%8894
Statistics w15%8890

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GOAT Rank · the data
Olmstead88.0
Langway87.9
The people
Langway
Olmstead

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