Esa Tikkanen vs Steve Sullivan

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Esa Tikkanen and Steve Sullivan compared on their NHL careers: Esa Tikkanen played 14 seasons, 1985-86 to 1998-99, Steve Sullivan 16 seasons, 1995-96 to 2012-13. Esa Tikkanen won 4 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Steve Sullivan leads in 6 of the 7 lines, Esa Tikkanen in 1. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Esa Tikkanen and Steve Sullivan career totals
877GP1,011
244G290
386A457, better
630PTS747, better
81+/-93, better
1,077PIM587, better
59PPG75, better
29, betterSHG20
41GWG52, better
—TOI/G—

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Esa Tikkanen and Steve Sullivan postseason
186GP50
72G9
60, betterA14
132, betterPTS23
13, better+/--10
275PIM30, better
19, betterPPG4
3, betterSHG0
11, betterGWG2
—TOI/G—

Where each stands all time

Esa Tikkanen and Steve Sullivan all-time places
272nd (630)Points187th (747), better
280th (244)Goals200th (290), better
276th (386)Assists186th (457), better
227th (41)Game-winning goals135th (52), better
—Power-play goals248th (75), 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

Esa Tikkanen and Steve Sullivan titles and awards
Esa TikkanenTitle or awardSteve Sullivan
4, betterChampionships—

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.

Esa Tikkanen and Steve Sullivan season by season
1st1985-861995-96
2nd1986-871996-97
3rd1987-881997-98
4th1988-891998-99
5th1989-901999-00
6th1990-912000-01
7th1991-922001-02
8th1992-932002-03
9th1993-942003-04
10th1994-952005-06
11th1995-962006-07
12th1996-972008-09
13th1997-982009-10
14th1998-992010-11
15th—2011-12
16th—2012-13