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Cleghorn vs Yzerman

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CleghornWinner
87.5

Cleghorn wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Yzerman
87.4

Yzerman wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 Sprague Cleghorn
87.5

Cleghorn leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Rugged defenceman who won four Stanley Cups in three cities.

1. Sprague Cleghorn
87.5
2. Steve Yzerman
87.4

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. 🇨🇦 Steve Yzerman5 seasons played · career day 1,825458 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇦 Sprague Cleghorn5 seasons played · career day 1,825342 points
-25.3% vs Yzerman at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇨🇦 Cleghorn0050109342659
🇨🇦 Yzerman0087176458951

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.

MetricCleghornRetiredYzermanRetired
Stanley Cups43
Career goals84
Career points123
Games played259
Seasons played11
NHL points1,755
Conn Smythe Trophies1
Olympic golds1
NHL goals692
Selke Trophies1
Dominance w25%8684
Peak w20%9288
Longevity w20%8292
Honours w20%9086
Statistics w15%8888

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GOAT Rank · the data
Cleghorn87.5
Yzerman87.4
The people
Cleghorn
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