Dave Christian vs Ed Olczyk

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Dave Christian and Ed Olczyk compared on their NHL careers: Dave Christian played 15 seasons, 1979-80 to 1993-94, Ed Olczyk 16 seasons, 1984-85 to 1999-00. Ed Olczyk won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Ed Olczyk leads in 5 of the 7 lines, Dave Christian in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Dave Christian and Ed Olczyk career totals

1,009	GP	1,031
340	G	342
433	A	452, better
773	PTS	794, better
-85	+/-	-67, better
284, better	PIM	874
102, better	PPG	100
8	SHG	12, better
35	GWG	37, better
—	TOI/G	—

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Dave Christian and Ed Olczyk postseason

102	GP	57
32	G	19
25, better	A	15
57, better	PTS	34
-16	+/-	-10, better
27, better	PIM	57
5, better	PPG	3
0	SHG	4, better
3	GWG	4, better
—	TOI/G	—

Where each stands all time

Dave Christian and Ed Olczyk all-time places

170th (773)	Points	154th (794), better
136th (340)	Goals	131st (342), better
208th (433)	Assists	193rd (452), better
145th (102), better	Power-play goals	154th (100)
—	Game-winning goals	273rd (37), 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

Dave Christian and Ed Olczyk titles and awards
Dave Christian	Title or award	Ed Olczyk
—	Championships	1, 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.

Dave Christian and Ed Olczyk season by season

1st	1979-80	1984-85
2nd	1980-81	1985-86
3rd	1981-82	1986-87
4th	1982-83	1987-88
5th	1983-84	1988-89
6th	1984-85	1989-90
7th	1985-86	1990-91
8th	1986-87	1991-92
9th	1987-88	1992-93
10th	1988-89	1993-94
11th	1989-90	1994-95
12th	1990-91	1995-96
13th	1991-92	1996-97
14th	1992-93	1997-98
15th	1993-94	1998-99
16th	—	1999-00