Mario Lemieux vs Teemu Selanne

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Mario Lemieux and Teemu Selanne compared on their NHL careers: Mario Lemieux played 17 seasons, 1984-85 to 2005-06, Teemu Selanne 21 seasons, 1992-93 to 2013-14. Mario Lemieux won 2 titles, Teemu Selanne won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Mario Lemieux leads in 4 of the 7 lines, Teemu Selanne in 3. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Mario Lemieux and Teemu Selanne career totals
915GP1,451
690G684
1,033, betterA773
1,723, betterPTS1,457
115, better+/-95
834PIM660, better
236PPG255, better
49, betterSHG7
74GWG110, better
—TOI/G—

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Mario Lemieux and Teemu Selanne postseason
107GP130
76G44
96, betterA44
172, betterPTS88
20, better+/--16
87PIM62, better
29, betterPPG19
7, betterSHG0
11GWG11
—TOI/G—

Where each stands all time

Mario Lemieux and Teemu Selanne all-time places
8th (1,723), betterPoints16th (1,457)
10th (690), betterGoals11th (684)
12th (1,033), betterAssists37th (773)
9th (236)Power-play goals4th (255), better
48th (74)Game-winning goals4th (110), 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

Mario Lemieux and Teemu Selanne titles and awards
2, betterChampionships1
1Calder Trophy1
4, betterTed Lindsay Award—
6, betterArt Ross Trophy—
3, betterHart Trophy—
2, betterConn Smythe Trophy—
—Rocket Richard 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.

Mario Lemieux and Teemu Selanne season by season
1st1984-851992-93
2nd1985-861993-94
3rd1986-871994-95
4th1987-881995-96
5th1988-891996-97
6th1989-901997-98
7th1990-911998-99
8th1991-921999-00
9th1992-932000-01
10th1993-942001-02
11th1995-962002-03
12th1996-972003-04
13th2000-012005-06
14th2001-022006-07
15th2002-032007-08
16th2003-042008-09
17th2005-062009-10
18th—2010-11
19th—2011-12
20th—2012-13
21st—2013-14