Who is better, Francis or Tretiak?
Ron Francis leads with a GOAT score of 90.6 against 90.5 for Vladislav Tretiak — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Francis vs Tretiak
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Ron Francis above Vladislav Tretiak: 90.6 vs 90.5. Ron Francis leads on Longevity, Statistics. Vladislav Tretiak leads on Dominance, Peak, Honours.
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FrancisWinner
90.6Francis wins: Longevity, Statistics
Tretiak
90.5Tretiak wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 Ron Francis
90.6
Francis leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Ron Francis
2. Vladislav Tretiak
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. 🇨🇦 Ron Francis5 seasons played · career day 1,825265 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇷🇺 Vladislav Tretiak5 seasons played · career day 2,19110 points
-96.2% vs Francis at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 Francis | 0 | 0 | 45 | 94 | 265 | 552 |
| 🇷🇺 Tretiak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 18 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | FrancisRetired | TretiakRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Career points | 1,798 | — |
| Career assists | 1,249 | — |
| Stanley Cups | 2 | — |
| Games played | 1,731 | — |
| Selke Trophies | 1 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 3 |
| World Championship golds | — | 10 |
| Soviet league titles | — | 13 |
| Soviet Player of the Year awards | — | 5 |
| Olympic medals | — | 4 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 92 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 96 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 92 |
| Statistics w15% | 96 | 90 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Francis90.6
Tretiak90.5
FAQ
Where does Tretiak beat Francis?
Tretiak scores higher on peak, dominance, honours. Francis leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Francis vs Tretiak score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Francis: 90.6, Tretiak: 90.5.
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