Connor McDavid vs Wayne Gretzky

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Connor McDavid and Wayne Gretzky compared on their NHL careers: Connor McDavid played 11 seasons, 2015-16 to 2025-26, Wayne Gretzky 20 seasons, 1979-80 to 1998-99. Wayne Gretzky won 4 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Wayne Gretzky leads in 6 of the 7 lines, Connor McDavid in 1. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Connor McDavid and Wayne Gretzky career totals
794GP1,487
409G894
811A1,963, better
1,220PTS2,857, better
186+/-518, better
330, betterPIM577
100PPG204, better
9SHG73, better
76GWG91, better
—TOI/G—

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Connor McDavid and Wayne Gretzky postseason
102GP208
45G122
111A260, better
156PTS382, better
23+/-91, better
30, betterPIM66
14PPG34, better
2SHG11, better
5GWG24, better
—TOI/G—

Where each stands all time

Connor McDavid and Wayne Gretzky all-time places
39th (1,220)Points1st (2,857), better
87th (409)Goals2nd (894), better
31st (811)Assists1st (1,963), better
154th (100)Power-play goals17th (204), better
44th (76)Game-winning goals19th (91), 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

Connor McDavid and Wayne Gretzky titles and awards
—Championships4, better
—Lady Byng Trophy5, better
3Hart Trophy9, better
6Art Ross Trophy10, better
5Ted Lindsay Award5
1Conn Smythe Trophy2, better
1, betterRocket Richard 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.

Connor McDavid and Wayne Gretzky season by season
1st2015-161979-80
2nd2016-171980-81
3rd2017-181981-82
4th2018-191982-83
5th2019-201983-84
6th2020-211984-85
7th2021-221985-86
8th2022-231986-87
9th2023-241987-88
10th2024-251988-89
11th2025-261989-90
12th—1990-91
13th—1991-92
14th—1992-93
15th—1993-94
16th—1994-95
17th—1995-96
18th—1996-97
19th—1997-98
20th—1998-99