Mats Sundin vs Paul Kariya

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Mats Sundin and Paul Kariya compared on their NHL careers: Mats Sundin played 18 seasons, 1990-91 to 2008-09, Paul Kariya 15 seasons, 1994-95 to 2009-10.

Who has the better career numbers?

Mats Sundin leads in 6 of the 7 lines, Paul Kariya in 1. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Mats Sundin and Paul Kariya career totals
1,346GP989
564G402
785, betterA587
1,349, betterPTS989
73, better+/-30
1,093PIM399, better
160, betterPPG139
31, betterSHG17
96, betterGWG53
—TOI/G—

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Mats Sundin and Paul Kariya postseason
91GP46
38G16
44, betterA23
82, betterPTS39
2, better+/--7
74PIM12, better
11, betterPPG6
1, betterSHG0
8, betterGWG2
—TOI/G—

Where each stands all time

Mats Sundin and Paul Kariya all-time places
28th (1,349), betterPoints89th (989)
24th (564), betterGoals92nd (402)
35th (785), betterAssists95th (587)
40th (160), betterPower-play goals64th (139)
11th (96), betterGame-winning goals128th (53)

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

Mats Sundin and Paul Kariya titles and awards
—Championships—
—Lady Byng Trophy2, 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.

Mats Sundin and Paul Kariya season by season
1st1990-911994-95
2nd1991-921995-96
3rd1992-931996-97
4th1993-941997-98
5th1994-951998-99
6th1995-961999-00
7th1996-972000-01
8th1997-982001-02
9th1998-992002-03
10th1999-002003-04
11th2000-012005-06
12th2001-022006-07
13th2002-032007-08
14th2003-042008-09
15th2005-062009-10
16th2006-07—
17th2007-08—
18th2008-09—