Mark LaForest vs Mike Bales

3of 6 lines

3of 6 lines

Mark LaForest and Mike Bales compared on their NHL careers: Mark LaForest played 6 seasons, 1985-86 to 1993-94, Mike Bales 4 seasons, 1992-93 to 1996-97.

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.

Mark LaForest and Mike Bales career totals
103GP23
77GS16
25, betterW2
54L15, better
0OTL0
4.2GAA4.1, better
0.9SV%0.9, better
2,333, betterSV512
2, betterSO0

Where each stands all time

Mark LaForest and Mike Bales all-time places
253rd (25), betterWins (goalie)—
248th (2), betterShutouts—

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.

Mark LaForest and Mike Bales season by season
1st1985-861992-93
2nd1986-871994-95
3rd1987-881995-96
4th1988-891996-97
5th1989-90—
6th1993-94—