Bob Essensa vs Kirk McLean

3of 6 lines

3of 6 lines

Bob Essensa and Kirk McLean compared on their NHL careers: Bob Essensa played 12 seasons, 1988-89 to 2001-02, Kirk McLean 16 seasons, 1985-86 to 2000-01.

Who has the better career numbers?

They are level: each leads in 3 of the 6 lines. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Bob Essensa and Kirk McLean career totals
446GP612
393GS579
173W245, better
176, betterL261
0OTL0
3.2, betterGAA3.3
0.9, betterSV%0.9
10,835SV14,977, better
18SO22, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Bob Essensa and Kirk McLean postseason
16GP68
14GS68
4W34, better
9, betterL34
0OTL0
3.5GAA2.8, better
0.9SV%0.9, better
361SV1,936, better
0SO6, better

Where each stands all time

Bob Essensa and Kirk McLean all-time places
83rd (173)Wins (goalie)51st (245), better
91st (18)Shutouts80th (22), 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.

Bob Essensa and Kirk McLean season by season
1st1988-891985-86
2nd1989-901986-87
3rd1990-911987-88
4th1991-921988-89
5th1992-931989-90
6th1993-941990-91
7th1996-971991-92
8th1997-981992-93
9th1998-991993-94
10th1999-001994-95
11th2000-011995-96
12th2001-021996-97
13th—1997-98
14th—1998-99
15th—1999-00
16th—2000-01