Sid Abel vs Ted Kennedy

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Sid Abel and Ted Kennedy compared on their NHL careers: Sid Abel played 14 seasons, 1938-39 to 1953-54, Ted Kennedy 14 seasons, 1942-43 to 1956-57. Sid Abel won 3 titles, Ted Kennedy won 5 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Ted Kennedy leads in 5 of the 6 lines, Sid Abel in 1. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Sid Abel and Ted Kennedy career totals
612GP696
188G230
284A330, better
472PTS560, better
376, betterPIM432
49PPG51, better
1SHG6, better
25GWG35, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Sid Abel and Ted Kennedy postseason
94GP78
28G29
30A31, better
58PTS60, better
79PIM32, better
6PPG11, better
1, betterSHG0
5GWG11, better

Titles and awards

Sid Abel and Ted Kennedy titles and awards
3Championships5, better
1Hart Trophy1

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.

Sid Abel and Ted Kennedy season by season
1st1938-391942-43
2nd1939-401943-44
3rd1940-411944-45
4th1941-421945-46
5th1942-431946-47
6th1945-461947-48
7th1946-471948-49
8th1947-481949-50
9th1948-491950-51
10th1949-501951-52
11th1950-511952-53
12th1951-521953-54
13th1952-531954-55
14th1953-541956-57