Mario Lemieux vs Pavel Datsyuk

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Mario Lemieux and Pavel Datsyuk compared on their NHL careers: Mario Lemieux played 17 seasons, 1984-85 to 2005-06, Pavel Datsyuk 14 seasons, 2001-02 to 2015-16. Mario Lemieux won 2 titles, Pavel Datsyuk won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Mario Lemieux leads in 5 of the 7 lines, Pavel Datsyuk in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Mario Lemieux and Pavel Datsyuk career totals
915GP953
690G314
1,033, betterA604
1,723, betterPTS918
115+/-249, better
834PIM228, better
236, betterPPG97
49, betterSHG6
74, betterGWG51
—TOI/G—

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Mario Lemieux and Pavel Datsyuk postseason
107GP157
76G42
96, betterA71
172, betterPTS113
20+/-34, better
87PIM55, better
29, betterPPG15
7, betterSHG0
11, betterGWG7
—TOI/G—

Where each stands all time

Mario Lemieux and Pavel Datsyuk all-time places
8th (1,723), betterPoints107th (918)
10th (690), betterGoals171st (314)
12th (1,033), betterAssists87th (604)
9th (236), betterPower-play goals167th (97)
48th (74), betterGame-winning goals140th (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

Mario Lemieux and Pavel Datsyuk titles and awards
2Championships2
1, betterCalder Trophy—
4, betterTed Lindsay Award—
6, betterArt Ross Trophy—
3, betterHart Trophy—
2, betterConn Smythe Trophy—
—Lady Byng Trophy4, better
—Selke Trophy3, 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.

Mario Lemieux and Pavel Datsyuk season by season
1st1984-852001-02
2nd1985-862002-03
3rd1986-872003-04
4th1987-882005-06
5th1988-892006-07
6th1989-902007-08
7th1990-912008-09
8th1991-922009-10
9th1992-932010-11
10th1993-942011-12
11th1995-962012-13
12th1996-972013-14
13th2000-012014-15
14th2001-022015-16
15th2002-03—
16th2003-04—
17th2005-06—