Chris Mason vs Mike Smith

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4of 7 lines

Chris Mason and Mike Smith compared on their NHL careers: Chris Mason played 11 seasons, 1998-99 to 2012-13, Mike Smith 16 seasons, 2006-07 to 2021-22.

Who has the better career numbers?

Mike Smith leads in 4 of the 7 lines, Chris Mason in 3. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Chris Mason and Mike Smith career totals

317	GP	670
274	GS	645
137	W	299, better
113, better	L	263
31, better	OTL	78
2.7, better	GAA	2.7
0.9	SV%	0.9, better
7,570	SV	17,869, better
23	SO	44, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Chris Mason and Mike Smith postseason

9	GP	45
9	GS	42
1	W	19, better
8, better	L	23
0	OTL	0
2.9	GAA	2.7, better
0.9	SV%	0.9, better
263	SV	1,455, better
0	SO	6, better

Where each stands all time

Chris Mason and Mike Smith all-time places

112th (137)	Wins (goalie)	34th (299), better
76th (23)	Shutouts	21st (44), 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.

Chris Mason and Mike Smith season by season

1st	1998-99	2006-07
2nd	2000-01	2007-08
3rd	2003-04	2008-09
4th	2005-06	2009-10
5th	2006-07	2010-11
6th	2007-08	2011-12
7th	2008-09	2012-13
8th	2009-10	2013-14
9th	2010-11	2014-15
10th	2011-12	2015-16
11th	2012-13	2016-17
12th	—	2017-18
13th	—	2018-19
14th	—	2019-20
15th	—	2020-21
16th	—	2021-22