Gordie Howe vs Mario Lemieux

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Gordie Howe and Mario Lemieux compared on their NHL careers: Gordie Howe played no season on file, Mario Lemieux 17 seasons, 1984-85 to 2005-06. Mario Lemieux won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Gordie Howe leads in 2 of the 3 lines, Mario Lemieux in 1. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Gordie Howe and Mario Lemieux career totals

1,767	GP	915
801	G	690
1,049, better	A	1,033
1,850, better	PTS	1,723
—	+/-	115
1,685	PIM	834, better
—	S	579
—	PPG	236
—	SHG	49
—	GWG	74
—	TOI/G	—

Where each stands all time

Gordie Howe and Mario Lemieux all-time places

4th (1,850), better	Points	9th (1,723)
3rd (801), better	Goals	11th (690)
11th (1,049), better	Assists	13th (1,033)
—	Power-play goals	9th (236), better
—	Game-winning goals	48th (74), 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

Gordie Howe and Mario Lemieux titles and awards

—	Championships	2, better
6	Art Ross Trophy	6
6, better	Hart Trophy	3
—	Calder Trophy	1, better
—	Ted Lindsay Award	4, better
—	Conn Smythe Trophy	2, 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.

Gordie Howe and Mario Lemieux season by season

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