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Dunderdale vs Nilsson

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DunderdaleWinner
84.1

Dunderdale wins: Longevity

Nilsson
84.0

Nilsson wins: Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Tommy Dunderdale
84.1

Dunderdale leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. First Australian-born Hockey Hall of Fame member and a PCHA scoring champion.

1. Tommy Dunderdale
84.1
2. Kent Nilsson
84.0

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. 🇸🇪 Kent Nilsson5 seasons played · career day 3,651490 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 Tommy Dunderdale5 seasons played · career day 1,825341 points
-30.4% vs Nilsson at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇦🇺 Dunderdale0055117341700
🇸🇪 Nilsson00000410

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.

MetricDunderdaleRetiredNilssonRetired
PCHA scoring titles1
PCHA goals194
Professional seasons18
Stanley Cup finals1
League all-star selections5
Stanley Cups1
Best NHL season points131
NHL career points686
World Championship medals3
NHL games played553
Dominance w25%8080
Peak w20%9090
Longevity w20%8482
Honours w20%8282
Statistics w15%8688

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Dunderdale84.1
Nilsson84.0
The people
Dunderdale
Nilsson

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