Alex Delvecchio vs Sid Abel

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Alex Delvecchio and Sid Abel compared on their NHL careers: Alex Delvecchio played 24 seasons, 1950-51 to 1973-74, Sid Abel 14 seasons, 1938-39 to 1953-54. Alex Delvecchio won 3 titles, Sid Abel won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

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

Alex Delvecchio and Sid Abel career totals
1,550GP612
456G188
825, betterA284
1,281, betterPTS472
24+/-—
383PIM376, better
3,129S—
111, betterPPG49
15, betterSHG1
75, betterGWG25

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Alex Delvecchio and Sid Abel postseason
121GP94
35G28
69, betterA30
104, betterPTS58
-3+/-—
29, betterPIM79
227S—
13, betterPPG6
0SHG1, better
6, betterGWG5

Where each stands all time

Alex Delvecchio and Sid Abel all-time places
40th (1,281), betterPoints—
62nd (456), betterGoals—
32nd (825), betterAssists—
140th (111), betterPower-play goals—
56th (75), betterGame-winning goals—

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

Alex Delvecchio and Sid Abel titles and awards
3Championships3
—Hart Trophy1, better
3, betterLady Byng Trophy—

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 Delvecchio and Sid Abel season by season
1st1950-511938-39
2nd1951-521939-40
3rd1952-531940-41
4th1953-541941-42
5th1954-551942-43
6th1955-561945-46
7th1956-571946-47
8th1957-581947-48
9th1958-591948-49
10th1959-601949-50
11th1960-611950-51
12th1961-621951-52
13th1962-631952-53
14th1963-641953-54
15th1964-65—
16th1965-66—
17th1966-67—
18th1967-68—
19th1968-69—
20th1969-70—
21st1970-71—
22nd1971-72—
23rd1972-73—
24th1973-74—