Who is better, Melanson or Fetisov?
Viacheslav Fetisov leads with a GOAT score of 92.1 against 18.7 for Jacob Melanson — a gap of 73.4 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Melanson vs Fetisov
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Viacheslav Fetisov above Jacob Melanson: 92.1 vs 18.7. Viacheslav Fetisov leads on Honours, Longevity, Dominance.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
FetisovWinner
92.1Fetisov wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Melanson
18.7Melanson wins: no category outright
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇷🇺 Viacheslav Fetisov
92.1
Fetisov leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
Melanson — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
1. Viacheslav Fetisov
2. Jacob Melanson
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. 🇷🇺 Viacheslav Fetisov5 seasons played · career day 1,825297 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏳️ Jacob Melanson2 seasons played · career day 7305 points
-98.3% vs Fetisov at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Melanson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 🇷🇺 Fetisov | 0 | 0 | 50 | 105 | 297 | 620 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | MelansonActive · Seattle Kraken | FetisovRetired |
|---|---|---|
| NHL games | 37 | — |
| NHL goals | 2 | — |
| NHL assists | 3 | — |
| NHL points | 5 | — |
| Number | 63 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 2 |
| World Championship titles | — | 7 |
| Stanley Cups | — | 2 |
| Soviet league titles | — | 13 |
| Golden Stick awards | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 18.9 | 90 |
| Peak w20% | 23.3 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 16.9 | 92 |
| Honours w20% | 14.9 | 96 |
| Statistics w15% | 20 | 88 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Fetisov92.1
Melanson18.7
FAQ
Where does Melanson beat Fetisov?
Melanson does not lead any of the five categories; Fetisov is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Melanson vs Fetisov score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Melanson: 18.7, Fetisov: 92.1.
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