Who is better, Makarov or Fetisov?
Viacheslav Fetisov leads with a GOAT score of 92.1 against 91.6 for Sergei Makarov — a gap of 0.5 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Makarov vs Fetisov
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Viacheslav Fetisov above Sergei Makarov: 92.1 vs 91.6. Viacheslav Fetisov leads on Longevity, Honours. Sergei Makarov leads on Statistics, Dominance.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
FetisovWinner
92.1Fetisov wins: Longevity, Honours
Makarov
91.6Makarov wins: Dominance, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇷🇺 Viacheslav Fetisov
92.1
Fetisov leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Viacheslav Fetisov
2. Sergei Makarov
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. 🇷🇺 Sergei Makarov5 seasons played · career day 2,556293 points
-1.3% vs Fetisov at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇷🇺 Makarov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 412 |
| 🇷🇺 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 | MakarovRetired | FetisovRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 2 | — |
| World Championship golds | 8 | — |
| Soviet league titles | 11 | 13 |
| Soviet player of the year awards | 3 | — |
| NHL points | 384 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 2 |
| World Championship titles | — | 7 |
| Stanley Cups | — | 2 |
| Golden Stick awards | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 92 | 90 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 92 |
| Honours w20% | 92 | 96 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Fetisov92.1
Makarov91.6
FAQ
Where does Makarov beat Fetisov?
Makarov scores higher on dominance, statistics. Fetisov leads on honours, longevity.
How is the Makarov vs Fetisov score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Makarov: 91.6, Fetisov: 92.1.
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