GGOATRANK
AthletesTeams

Horton vs Keats

Shareable comparison — send this exact matchup to anyone.

GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
HortonWinner
84.9

Horton wins: Longevity, Honours

Keats
84.9

Keats wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

Candidates
Locked to Ice Hockey

Shareable URL · /compare/tim-horton-vs-duke-keats

Time range

Showing full careers. Pick a window to recalculate the selected period.

Category radar

Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 Tim Horton
84.9

Horton leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Four-time Stanley Cup champion defenceman with Toronto.

1. Tim Horton
84.9
2. Duke Keats
84.9

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. 🇨🇦 Duke Keats5 seasons played · career day 1,825326 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇦 Tim Horton5 seasons played · career day 1,825263 points
-19.3% vs Keats at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇨🇦 Horton004594263541
🇨🇦 Keats0050108326678

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.

MetricHortonRetiredKeatsRetired
Stanley Cups4
First-team All-Star selections3
NHL games1,446
Career points518
Seasons played2413
Career goals220
Scoring titles1
Games played256
Points per game1
Dominance w25%7884
Peak w20%8892
Longevity w20%9280
Honours w20%8480
Statistics w15%8490

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Horton84.9
Keats84.9
The people
Horton
Keats

Loading votes

Create a free account to vote and comment.

Sign in to vote

What do you think?

0 comments

Make your case for Horton vs Keats. 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.

More debates

Browse the rivalry hub →