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Hooper vs Samuelsson

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HooperWinner
80.2

Hooper wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

Samuelsson
80.1

Samuelsson wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 Tom Hooper
80.2

Hooper leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Stanley Cup winner with Kenora and the Montreal Wanderers.

1. Tom Hooper
80.2
2. Ulf Samuelsson
80.1

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. 🇨🇦 Tom Hooper5 seasons played · career day 1,825373 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇸🇪 Ulf Samuelsson5 seasons played · career day 2,191134 points
-64.1% vs Hooper at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇨🇦 Hooper0055120373488
🇸🇪 Samuelsson00021111213

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.

MetricHooperRetiredSamuelssonRetired
Stanley Cups22
Career goals40
Games played41
Seasons played7
Cup-winning clubs2
NHL games played1,080
Career points391
World Championship medals2
Career penalty minutes2,453
Dominance w25%7872
Peak w20%8884
Longevity w20%6886
Honours w20%8682
Statistics w15%8278

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Hooper80.2
Samuelsson80.1
The people
Hooper
Samuelsson

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