Sean Avery vs Steve Downie

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Sean Avery and Steve Downie compared on their NHL careers: Sean Avery played 10 seasons, 2001-02 to 2011-12, Steve Downie 9 seasons, 2007-08 to 2015-16. Sean Avery won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Sean Avery leads in 4 of the 7 lines, Steve Downie in 3. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Sean Avery and Steve Downie career totals

580	GP	434
90	G	76
157, better	A	120
247, better	PTS	196
16	+/-	21, better
1,533	PIM	1,057, better
10	PPG	17, better
4, better	SHG	1
15, better	GWG	9
—	TOI/G	—

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Sean Avery and Steve Downie postseason

28	GP	28
5	G	2
10	A	15, better
15	PTS	17, better
-4	+/-	6, better
69	PIM	54, better
1, better	PPG	0
0	SHG	0
1	GWG	1
—	TOI/G	—

Titles and awards

Sean Avery and Steve Downie titles and awards
Sean Avery	Title or award	Steve Downie
1, better	Championships	—

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.

Sean Avery and Steve Downie season by season

1st	2001-02	2007-08
2nd	2002-03	2008-09
3rd	2003-04	2009-10
4th	2005-06	2010-11
5th	2006-07	2011-12
6th	2007-08	2012-13
7th	2008-09	2013-14
8th	2009-10	2014-15
9th	2010-11	2015-16
10th	2011-12	—