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Cournoyer vs MacInnis

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MacInnisWinner
87.6

MacInnis wins: Longevity, Statistics

Cournoyer
87.5

Cournoyer wins: Dominance, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 Al MacInnis
87.6

MacInnis leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Stanley Cup winner and Conn Smythe recipient in 1989 with a Norris Trophy in 1999.

1. Al MacInnis
87.6
2. Yvan Cournoyer
87.5

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. 🇨🇦 Al MacInnis5 seasons played · career day 1,825289 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇦 Yvan Cournoyer5 seasons played · career day 1,825282 points
-2.4% vs MacInnis at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇨🇦 Cournoyer004596282609
🇨🇦 MacInnis004596289635

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.

MetricCournoyerRetiredMacInnisRetired
Stanley Cups101
Conn Smythe Trophies11
Career goals428
Playoff goals64
All-Star Games6
Norris Trophies1
Career points1,274
All-Star selections12
Dominance w25%8482
Peak w20%9292
Longevity w20%8290
Honours w20%9486
Statistics w15%8690

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GOAT Rank · the data
MacInnis87.6
Cournoyer87.5
The people
Cournoyer
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