John Vanbiesbrouck vs Mike Richter

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John Vanbiesbrouck and Mike Richter compared on their NHL careers: John Vanbiesbrouck played 20 seasons, 1981-82 to 2001-02, Mike Richter 14 seasons, 1989-90 to 2002-03. Mike Richter won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

They are level: each leads in 3 of the 6 lines. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

John Vanbiesbrouck and Mike Richter career totals
882GP666
841GS648
374, betterW301
346L258, better
0OTL0
3.0GAA2.9, better
0.9SV%0.9, better
22,205, betterSV17,379
40, betterSO24

How do they compare in the playoffs?

John Vanbiesbrouck and Mike Richter postseason
71GP76
65GS74
28W41, better
38L33, better
0OTL0
2.7GAA2.7
0.9, betterSV%0.9
1,896SV2,026, better
5SO9, better

Where each stands all time

John Vanbiesbrouck and Mike Richter all-time places
16th (374), betterWins (goalie)32nd (301)
28th (40), betterShutouts72nd (24)

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

John Vanbiesbrouck and Mike Richter titles and awards
—Championships1, better
1, betterVezina 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.

John Vanbiesbrouck and Mike Richter season by season
1st1981-821989-90
2nd1983-841990-91
3rd1984-851991-92
4th1985-861992-93
5th1986-871993-94
6th1987-881994-95
7th1988-891995-96
8th1989-901996-97
9th1990-911997-98
10th1991-921998-99
11th1992-931999-00
12th1993-942000-01
13th1994-952001-02
14th1995-962002-03
15th1996-97—
16th1997-98—
17th1998-99—
18th1999-00—
19th2000-01—
20th2001-02—