Mark Messier vs Sidney Crosby
4of 8 lines
4of 8 lines
Mark Messier and Sidney Crosby compared on their NHL careers: Mark Messier played 25 seasons, 1979-80 to 2003-04, Sidney Crosby 22 seasons, 2005-06 to 2026-27. Mark Messier won 6 titles, Sidney Crosby won 3 titles.
Who has the better career numbers?
They are level: each leads in 4 of the 8 lines. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.
How do they compare in the playoffs?
Where each stands all time
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
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.