Who is better, Bowman or Fetisov?
Scotty Bowman leads with a GOAT score of 96.0 against 92.1 for Viacheslav Fetisov — a gap of 3.9 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Bowman vs Fetisov
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Scotty Bowman above Viacheslav Fetisov: 96.0 vs 92.1. Scotty Bowman leads on Dominance, Statistics, Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
BowmanWinner
96.0Bowman wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Fetisov
92.1Fetisov wins: no category outright
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Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇷🇺 Viacheslav Fetisov
92.1
Fetisov leads in 0 of 5 weighted categories.
Bowman — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
1. Scotty Bowman
2. Viacheslav Fetisov
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. 🇨🇦 Scotty Bowman5 seasons played · career day 3,652285 points
-4.0% vs Fetisov at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 Bowman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 223 |
| 🇷🇺 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 | BowmanRetired | FetisovRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Stanley Cups as coach | 9 | — |
| Career coaching wins | 1,244 | — |
| Jack Adams Awards | 2 | — |
| Seasons as a head coach | 30 | — |
| Playoff series wins | 92 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 2 |
| World Championship titles | — | 7 |
| Stanley Cups | — | 2 |
| Soviet league titles | — | 13 |
| Golden Stick awards | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 97 | 90 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 95 | 92 |
| Honours w20% | 97 | 96 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 88 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Bowman96.0
Fetisov92.1
FAQ
Where does Fetisov beat Bowman?
Fetisov does not lead any of the five categories; Bowman is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Bowman vs Fetisov score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Bowman: 96.0, Fetisov: 92.1.
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