Bernie Nicholls vs Paul Kariya

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Bernie Nicholls and Paul Kariya compared on their NHL careers: Bernie Nicholls played 18 seasons, 1981-82 to 1998-99, Paul Kariya 15 seasons, 1994-95 to 2009-10.

Who has the better career numbers?

Bernie Nicholls leads in 4 of the 7 lines, Paul Kariya in 3. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Bernie Nicholls and Paul Kariya career totals
1,127GP989
475G402
734, betterA587
1,209, betterPTS989
-38+/-30, better
1,292PIM399, better
152, betterPPG139
28, betterSHG17
35GWG53, better
—TOI/G—

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Bernie Nicholls and Paul Kariya postseason
118GP46
42G16
72, betterA23
114, betterPTS39
-13+/--7, better
164PIM12, better
16, betterPPG6
1, betterSHG0
4, betterGWG2
—TOI/G—

Where each stands all time

Bernie Nicholls and Paul Kariya all-time places
43rd (1,209), betterPoints89th (989)
45th (475), betterGoals92nd (402)
44th (734), betterAssists95th (587)
47th (152), betterPower-play goals64th (139)
—Game-winning goals128th (53), 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

Bernie Nicholls and Paul Kariya titles and awards
—Championships—
—Lady Byng Trophy2, better

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.

Bernie Nicholls and Paul Kariya season by season
1st1981-821994-95
2nd1982-831995-96
3rd1983-841996-97
4th1984-851997-98
5th1985-861998-99
6th1986-871999-00
7th1987-882000-01
8th1988-892001-02
9th1989-902002-03
10th1990-912003-04
11th1991-922005-06
12th1992-932006-07
13th1993-942007-08
14th1994-952008-09
15th1995-962009-10
16th1996-97—
17th1997-98—
18th1998-99—