Alex DeBrincat vs John Tavares

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Alex DeBrincat and John Tavares compared on their NHL careers: Alex DeBrincat played 9 seasons, 2017-18 to 2025-26, John Tavares 17 seasons, 2009-10 to 2025-26.

Who has the better career numbers?

John Tavares leads in 5 of the 6 lines, Alex DeBrincat in 1. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Alex DeBrincat and John Tavares career totals
696GP1,266
294G525
301A660, better
595PTS1,185, better
-49+/--49
194, betterPIM549
102PPG167, better
1SHG3, better
38GWG86, better
—TOI/G—

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Alex DeBrincat and John Tavares postseason
9GP75
2G28
4A25, better
6PTS53, better
4, better+/--20
9, betterPIM30
0PPG8, better
0SHG0
0GWG6, better
—TOI/G—

Where each stands all time

Alex DeBrincat and John Tavares all-time places
191st (294)Goals31st (525), better
145th (102)Power-play goals36th (167), better
258th (38)Game-winning goals24th (86), better
—Points47th (1,185), better
—Assists60th (660), better

Among the NHL players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Neither has a championship or an award on file.

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Alex DeBrincat and John Tavares season by season
1st2017-182009-10
2nd2018-192010-11
3rd2019-202011-12
4th2020-212012-13
5th2021-222013-14
6th2022-232014-15
7th2023-242015-16
8th2024-252016-17
9th2025-262017-18
10th—2018-19
11th—2019-20
12th—2020-21
13th—2021-22
14th—2022-23
15th—2023-24
16th—2024-25
17th—2025-26