Larry Murphy vs Nicklas Lidstrom

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Larry Murphy and Nicklas Lidstrom compared on their NHL careers: Larry Murphy played 21 seasons, 1980-81 to 2000-01, Nicklas Lidstrom 20 seasons, 1991-92 to 2011-12. Larry Murphy won 4 titles, Nicklas Lidstrom won 4 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Nicklas Lidstrom leads in 4 of the 7 lines, Larry Murphy in 3. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Larry Murphy and Nicklas Lidstrom career totals
1,615GP1,564
287G264
929, betterA878
1,216, betterPTS1,142
179+/-450, better
1,084PIM514, better
114PPG132, better
9SHG10, better
36, betterGWG35
—TOI/G—

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Larry Murphy and Nicklas Lidstrom postseason
215GP263
37G54
115A129, better
152PTS183, better
31+/-61, better
201PIM76, better
20PPG30, better
3SHG3
7GWG11, better
—TOI/G—

Where each stands all time

Larry Murphy and Nicklas Lidstrom all-time places
40th (1,216), betterPoints53rd (1,142)
202nd (287), betterGoals235th (264)
17th (929), betterAssists22nd (878)
112th (114)Power-play goals75th (132), better
288th (36), betterGame-winning goals—

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

Larry Murphy and Nicklas Lidstrom titles and awards
4Championships4
—Norris Trophy7, better
—Conn Smythe Trophy1, 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.

Larry Murphy and Nicklas Lidstrom season by season
1st1980-811991-92
2nd1981-821992-93
3rd1982-831993-94
4th1983-841994-95
5th1984-851995-96
6th1985-861996-97
7th1986-871997-98
8th1987-881998-99
9th1988-891999-00
10th1989-902000-01
11th1990-912001-02
12th1991-922002-03
13th1992-932003-04
14th1993-942005-06
15th1994-952006-07
16th1995-962007-08
17th1996-972008-09
18th1997-982009-10
19th1998-992010-11
20th1999-002011-12
21st2000-01—