Ross Johnston vs Shawn Thornton

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Ross Johnston and Shawn Thornton compared on their NHL careers: Ross Johnston played 10 seasons, 2015-16 to 2025-26, Shawn Thornton 14 seasons, 2002-03 to 2016-17. Shawn Thornton won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

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

Ross Johnston and Shawn Thornton career totals
307GP705
14G42
32A60, better
46PTS102, better
-17, better+/--33
579, betterPIM1,103
0PPG0
0SHG1, better
1GWG6, better
—TOI/G—

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Ross Johnston and Shawn Thornton postseason
10GP105
0G1
0A6, better
0PTS7, better
-1, better+/--7
16, betterPIM83
0PPG0
0SHG0
0GWG0
—TOI/G—

Titles and awards

Ross Johnston and Shawn Thornton titles and awards
Ross JohnstonTitle or awardShawn Thornton
—Championships2, 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.

Ross Johnston and Shawn Thornton season by season
1st2015-162002-03
2nd2017-182003-04
3rd2018-192005-06
4th2019-202006-07
5th2020-212007-08
6th2021-222008-09
7th2022-232009-10
8th2023-242010-11
9th2024-252011-12
10th2025-262012-13
11th—2013-14
12th—2014-15
13th—2015-16
14th—2016-17