Who is better, Sawchuk or Esposito?
Terry Sawchuk leads with a GOAT score of 89.4 against 89.3 for Tony Esposito — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
AthletesTeams
Sawchuk vs Esposito
Shareable comparison — send this exact matchup to anyone.
Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Terry Sawchuk above Tony Esposito: 89.4 vs 89.3. Terry Sawchuk leads on Longevity, Dominance. Tony Esposito leads on Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
SawchukWinner
89.4Sawchuk wins: Dominance, Longevity
Esposito
89.3Esposito wins: Peak
Candidates
Locked to Ice HockeyShareable URL · /compare/terry-sawchuk-vs-tony-esposito
Time range
Showing full careers. Pick a window to recalculate the selected period.
Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 Terry Sawchuk
89.4
Sawchuk leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Terry Sawchuk
2. Tony Esposito
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. 🇨🇦 Tony Esposito5 seasons played · career day 1,826414 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇦 Terry Sawchuk5 seasons played · career day 2,92156 points
-86.5% vs Esposito at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 Sawchuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 68 |
| 🇨🇦 Esposito | 0 | 0 | 55 | 132 | 324 | 738 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Sawchuk89.4
Esposito89.3
FAQ
Where does Esposito beat Sawchuk?
Esposito scores higher on peak. Sawchuk leads on dominance, longevity.
How is the Sawchuk vs Esposito score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Sawchuk: 89.4, Esposito: 89.3.
What do you think?
0 commentsMake your case for Sawchuk vs Esposito. The scoring is published in full — if you can point at the pillar or the weight you disagree with, we read it. Read the methodology paper.