Paul Bissonnette vs Shawn Thornton

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Paul Bissonnette and Shawn Thornton compared on their NHL careers: Paul Bissonnette played 6 seasons, 2008-09 to 2013-14, Shawn Thornton 14 seasons, 2002-03 to 2016-17. Paul Bissonnette won 1 title, Shawn Thornton won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Shawn Thornton leads in 4 of the 6 lines, Paul Bissonnette in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Paul Bissonnette and Shawn Thornton career totals

202	GP	705
7	G	42
15	A	60, better
22	PTS	102, better
7, better	+/-	-33
340, better	PIM	1,103
0	PPG	0
0	SHG	1, better
2	GWG	6, better
—	TOI/G	—

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Paul Bissonnette and Shawn Thornton postseason

4	GP	105
0	G	1
0	A	6, better
0	PTS	7, better
0, better	+/-	-7
15, better	PIM	83
0	PPG	0
0	SHG	0
0	GWG	0
—	TOI/G	—

Titles and awards

Paul Bissonnette and Shawn Thornton titles and awards
Paul Bissonnette	Title or award	Shawn Thornton
1	Championships	2, 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.

Paul Bissonnette and Shawn Thornton season by season

1st	2008-09	2002-03
2nd	2009-10	2003-04
3rd	2010-11	2005-06
4th	2011-12	2006-07
5th	2012-13	2007-08
6th	2013-14	2008-09
7th	—	2009-10
8th	—	2010-11
9th	—	2011-12
10th	—	2012-13
11th	—	2013-14
12th	—	2014-15
13th	—	2015-16
14th	—	2016-17