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Apps vs Kucherov

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AppsWinner
86.9

Apps wins: Honours

Kucherov
86.9

Kucherov wins: Peak, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 Syl Apps
86.9

Apps leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Three-time Stanley Cup captain of Toronto and the first Calder Trophy winner.

1. Syl Apps
86.9
2. Nikita Kucherov
86.9

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. 🇨🇦 Syl Apps5 seasons played · career day 1,826390 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇷🇺 Nikita Kucherov5 seasons played · career day 2,556334 points
-14.4% vs Apps at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇨🇦 Apps0060129294717
🇷🇺 Kucherov0000149547

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.

MetricAppsRetiredKucherovActive
Stanley Cups32
Calder Trophy1
Lady Byng Trophy1
NHL points432
All-Star selections5
Hart Trophies1
Art Ross Trophies2
Career points per game1.25
Season points record144
Dominance w25%8686
Peak w20%9394
Longevity w20%7878
Honours w20%9086
Statistics w15%8892

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GOAT Rank · the data
Apps86.9
Kucherov86.9
The people
Apps
Kucherov

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