On Oct. 15, 1989, Wayne Gretzky passed Gordie Howe to become the NHL’s all-time leading scorer. He set the record in the sixth game of his 11th season. He would add to that record for another decade.
Put another way, Gretzky needed half a career to better the best that had come before him … or after.
Michael Jordan may be more popular, Babe Ruth more mythical, Michael Phelps more decorated, but no one separated themselves more from their respective competition than Wayne Gretzky.
That was the question we posed to you, our readers, when we set out to determine the GOAT of GOATs: Who dominated their competition the most?