Ray Whitney vs Ryan Nugent-Hopkins

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Ray Whitney and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins compared on their NHL careers: Ray Whitney played 22 seasons, 1991-92 to 2013-14, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 15 seasons, 2011-12 to 2025-26. Ray Whitney won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Ray Whitney leads in 4 of the 7 lines, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins in 3. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Ray Whitney and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins career totals
1,330GP1,031
385G291
679, betterA513
1,064, betterPTS804
-79+/--28, better
465PIM355, better
112, betterPPG88
5SHG9, better
45, betterGWG38
—TOI/G—

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Ray Whitney and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins postseason
108GP102
21G25
32A61, better
53PTS86, better
-25+/--15, better
48PIM36, better
6PPG11, better
0SHG0
5, betterGWG4
—TOI/G—

Where each stands all time

Ray Whitney and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins all-time places
61st (1,064), betterPoints147th (804)
100th (385), betterGoals193rd (291)
54th (679), betterAssists136th (513)
114th (112), betterPower-play goals192nd (88)
185th (45), betterGame-winning goals251st (38)

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

Ray Whitney and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins titles and awards
Ray WhitneyTitle or awardRyan Nugent-Hopkins
1, betterChampionships—

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.

Ray Whitney and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins season by season
1st1991-922011-12
2nd1992-932012-13
3rd1993-942013-14
4th1994-952014-15
5th1995-962015-16
6th1996-972016-17
7th1997-982017-18
8th1998-992018-19
9th1999-002019-20
10th2000-012020-21
11th2001-022021-22
12th2002-032022-23
13th2003-042023-24
14th2005-062024-25
15th2006-072025-26
16th2007-08—
17th2008-09—
18th2009-10—
19th2010-11—
20th2011-12—
21st2012-13—
22nd2013-14—