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Langway vs Lemaire

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LangwayWinner
87.9

Langway wins: Longevity

Lemaire
87.9

Lemaire wins: Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Rod Langway
87.9

Langway leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Won the Norris Trophy twice as a defensive defenceman and a Stanley Cup in 1979.

1. Rod Langway
87.9
2. Jacques Lemaire
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. 🇨🇦 Jacques Lemaire5 seasons played · career day 1,825360 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Rod Langway5 seasons played · career day 1,825342 points
-5.0% vs Lemaire at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Langway0050109342692
🇨🇦 Lemaire0060126360717

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.

MetricLangwayRetiredLemaireRetired
Norris Trophies2
Stanley Cups18
Games played994
Career points329
All-star selections3
NHL goals366
NHL points835
Cup-winning goals2
NHL games853
Dominance w25%8686
Peak w20%9292
Longevity w20%8680
Honours w20%8894
Statistics w15%8888

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GOAT Rank · the data
Langway87.9
Lemaire87.9
The people
Langway
Lemaire

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