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Samuelsson vs Grahn

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SamuelssonWinner
80.1

Samuelsson wins: Honours

Grahn
80.1

Grahn wins: Peak, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇸🇪 Ulf Samuelsson
80.1

Samuelsson leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Two Stanley Cups with Pittsburgh as one of the era's hardest defencemen.

1. Ulf Samuelsson
80.1
2. Sara Grahn
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. 🇸🇪 Ulf Samuelsson5 seasons played · career day 2,191134 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇸🇪 Sara Grahn5 seasons played · career day 2,55648 points
-64.2% vs Samuelsson at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇸🇪 Samuelsson00021111213
🇸🇪 Grahn00002470

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.

MetricSamuelssonRetiredGrahnRetired
Stanley Cups2
NHL games played1,080
Career points391
World Championship medals2
Career penalty minutes2,453
Olympic appearances3
World Championship appearances9
Sweden caps140
SDHL titles4
Career shutouts25
Dominance w25%7272
Peak w20%8488
Longevity w20%8686
Honours w20%8272
Statistics w15%7886

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GOAT Rank · the data
Samuelsson80.1
Grahn80.1
The people
Samuelsson
Grahn

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