Derrick Smith vs Tom Fitzgerald

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Derrick Smith and Tom Fitzgerald compared on their NHL careers: Derrick Smith played 10 seasons, 1984-85 to 1993-94, Tom Fitzgerald 17 seasons, 1988-89 to 2005-06.

Who has the better career numbers?

Tom Fitzgerald leads in 5 of the 7 lines, Derrick Smith in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Derrick Smith and Tom Fitzgerald career totals

537	GP	1,097
82	G	139
92	A	190, better
174	PTS	329, better
-12, better	+/-	-72
373, better	PIM	776
0	PPG	2, better
3	SHG	25, better
12	GWG	17, better
—	TOI/G	—

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Derrick Smith and Tom Fitzgerald postseason

82	GP	78
14	G	7
11	A	12, better
25, better	PTS	19
-3	+/-	-2, better
79, better	PIM	90
0	PPG	0
2	SHG	2
3, better	GWG	2
—	TOI/G	—

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.

Derrick Smith and Tom Fitzgerald season by season

1st	1984-85	1988-89
2nd	1985-86	1989-90
3rd	1986-87	1990-91
4th	1987-88	1991-92
5th	1988-89	1992-93
6th	1989-90	1993-94
7th	1990-91	1994-95
8th	1991-92	1995-96
9th	1992-93	1996-97
10th	1993-94	1997-98
11th	—	1998-99
12th	—	1999-00
13th	—	2000-01
14th	—	2001-02
15th	—	2002-03
16th	—	2003-04
17th	—	2005-06