John Tavares vs William Nylander

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John Tavares and William Nylander compared on their NHL careers: John Tavares played 17 seasons, 2009-10 to 2025-26, William Nylander 11 seasons, 2015-16 to 2025-26.

Who has the better career numbers?

John Tavares leads in 4 of the 6 lines, William Nylander in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

John Tavares and William Nylander career totals
1,266GP750
525G292
660, betterA399
1,185, betterPTS691
-49+/-20, better
549PIM200, better
167, betterPPG81
3SHG3
86, betterGWG51
—TOI/G—

How do they compare in the playoffs?

John Tavares and William Nylander postseason
75GP67
28G26
25A32, better
53PTS58, better
-20+/--2, better
30PIM22, better
8, betterPPG6
0SHG0
6, betterGWG3
—TOI/G—

Where each stands all time

John Tavares and William Nylander all-time places
44th (1,185), betterPoints228th (691)
28th (525), betterGoals191st (292)
57th (660), betterAssists251st (399)
33rd (167), betterPower-play goals216th (81)
23rd (86), betterGame-winning goals137th (51)

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

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.

John Tavares and William Nylander season by season
1st2009-102015-16
2nd2010-112016-17
3rd2011-122017-18
4th2012-132018-19
5th2013-142019-20
6th2014-152020-21
7th2015-162021-22
8th2016-172022-23
9th2017-182023-24
10th2018-192024-25
11th2019-202025-26
12th2020-21—
13th2021-22—
14th2022-23—
15th2023-24—
16th2024-25—
17th2025-26—