Sidney Crosby vs Steve Yzerman

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Sidney Crosby and Steve Yzerman compared on their NHL careers: Sidney Crosby played 21 seasons, 2005-06 to 2025-26, Steve Yzerman 22 seasons, 1983-84 to 2005-06. Sidney Crosby won 3 titles, Steve Yzerman won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

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

Sidney Crosby and Steve Yzerman career totals
1,420GP1,514
654G692
1,107, betterA1,063
1,761, betterPTS1,755
197+/-201, better
898, betterPIM924
194PPG202, better
4SHG50, better
104, betterGWG94
—TOI/G—

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Sidney Crosby and Steve Yzerman postseason
186GP196
72G70
134, betterA115
206, betterPTS185
17, better+/--10
89PIM84, better
21PPG26, better
0SHG3, better
9GWG12, better
—TOI/G—

Where each stands all time

Sidney Crosby and Steve Yzerman all-time places
6th (1,761), betterPoints7th (1,755)
14th (654)Goals9th (692), better
8th (1,107), betterAssists10th (1,063)
22nd (194)Power-play goals18th (202), better
8th (104), betterGame-winning goals12th (94)

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

Sidney Crosby and Steve Yzerman titles and awards
3Championships3
3, betterTed Lindsay Award1
2, betterConn Smythe Trophy1
—Selke Trophy1, better
2, betterArt Ross Trophy—
2, betterHart Trophy—
2, betterRocket Richard Trophy—

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.

Sidney Crosby and Steve Yzerman season by season
1st2005-061983-84
2nd2006-071984-85
3rd2007-081985-86
4th2008-091986-87
5th2009-101987-88
6th2010-111988-89
7th2011-121989-90
8th2012-131990-91
9th2013-141991-92
10th2014-151992-93
11th2015-161993-94
12th2016-171994-95
13th2017-181995-96
14th2018-191996-97
15th2019-201997-98
16th2020-211998-99
17th2021-221999-00
18th2022-232000-01
19th2023-242001-02
20th2024-252002-03
21st2025-262003-04
22nd—2005-06