Jari Kurri vs Wayne Gretzky

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Jari Kurri and Wayne Gretzky compared on their NHL careers: Jari Kurri played 17 seasons, 1980-81 to 1997-98, Wayne Gretzky 20 seasons, 1979-80 to 1998-99. Jari Kurri won 5 titles, Wayne Gretzky won 4 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Wayne Gretzky leads in 6 of the 7 lines, Jari Kurri in 1. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Jari Kurri and Wayne Gretzky career totals
1,251GP1,487
601G894
797A1,963, better
1,398PTS2,857, better
298+/-518, better
545, betterPIM577
155PPG204, better
39SHG73, better
72GWG91, better
—TOI/G—

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Jari Kurri and Wayne Gretzky postseason
200GP208
106G122
127A260, better
233PTS382, better
102, better+/-91
123PIM66, better
25PPG34, better
10SHG11, better
14GWG24, better
—TOI/G—

Where each stands all time

Jari Kurri and Wayne Gretzky all-time places
23rd (1,398)Points1st (2,857), better
20th (601)Goals2nd (894), better
32nd (797)Assists1st (1,963), better
44th (155)Power-play goals17th (204), better
54th (72)Game-winning goals19th (91), 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

Jari Kurri and Wayne Gretzky titles and awards
5, betterChampionships4
1Lady Byng Trophy5, better
—Hart Trophy9, better
—Art Ross Trophy10, better
—Ted Lindsay Award5, better
—Conn Smythe Trophy2, 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.

Jari Kurri and Wayne Gretzky season by season
1st1980-811979-80
2nd1981-821980-81
3rd1982-831981-82
4th1983-841982-83
5th1984-851983-84
6th1985-861984-85
7th1986-871985-86
8th1987-881986-87
9th1988-891987-88
10th1989-901988-89
11th1991-921989-90
12th1992-931990-91
13th1993-941991-92
14th1994-951992-93
15th1995-961993-94
16th1996-971994-95
17th1997-981995-96
18th—1996-97
19th—1997-98
20th—1998-99