Guy Lafleur vs Phil Esposito

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Guy Lafleur and Phil Esposito compared on their NHL careers: Guy Lafleur played no season on file, Phil Esposito 18 seasons, 1963-64 to 1980-81. Phil Esposito won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Phil Esposito leads in 2 of the 3 lines, Guy Lafleur in 1. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Guy Lafleur and Phil Esposito career totals
1,126GP1,282
560G717
793A873, better
1,353PTS1,590, better
—+/-252
399, betterPIM910
—PPG246
—SHG23
—GWG118
—TOI/G—

Where each stands all time

Guy Lafleur and Phil Esposito all-time places
31st (1,353)Points12th (1,590), better
29th (560)Goals7th (717), better
38th (793)Assists26th (873), better
—Power-play goals6th (246), better
—Game-winning goals3rd (118), 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

Guy Lafleur and Phil Esposito titles and awards
—Championships2, better
3Art Ross Trophy5, better
2Hart Trophy2
3, betterTed Lindsay Award2
1, betterConn Smythe 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.

Guy Lafleur and Phil Esposito season by season
1st—1963-64
2nd—1964-65
3rd—1965-66
4th—1966-67
5th—1967-68
6th—1968-69
7th—1969-70
8th—1970-71
9th—1971-72
10th—1972-73
11th—1973-74
12th—1974-75
13th—1975-76
14th—1976-77
15th—1977-78
16th—1978-79
17th—1979-80
18th—1980-81