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Fetisov vs Hefford

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FetisovWinner
92.1

Fetisov wins: Peak, Honours

Hefford
91.9

Hefford wins: Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇷🇺 Viacheslav Fetisov
92.1

Fetisov leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic champion, world champion and a two-time Stanley Cup winner.

1. Viacheslav Fetisov
92.1
2. Jayna Hefford
91.9

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. 🇷🇺 Viacheslav Fetisov5 seasons played · career day 1,825297 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇦 Jayna Hefford5 seasons played · career day 2,190103 points
-65.3% vs Fetisov at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇷🇺 Fetisov0050105297620
🇨🇦 Hefford0001577170

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.

MetricFetisovRetiredHeffordRetired
Olympic gold medals2
World Championship titles7
Stanley Cups2
Soviet league titles13
Golden Stick awards3
Olympic golds4
Olympic medals5
World Championship golds7
Canada caps267
Canada career goals157
Dominance w25%9090
Peak w20%9492
Longevity w20%9292
Honours w20%9694
Statistics w15%8892

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GOAT Rank · the data
Fetisov92.1
Hefford91.9
The people
Fetisov
Hefford

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