I enjoy these discussions, but it's really hard to compare athletes of different eras, let alone different sports. Like Gretzky is an easy one; would he even make most NHL squads today? I don't mean to diminish what he put up, because it was remarkable in it's day. But the overall sport has changed an enormous amount since that time. So yeah, 212 points is incredible, but what's the present day equivalent? I think that goes across most sports.
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