Steve Yzerman vs Wayne Gretzky

Who has the better career numbers?

Wayne Gretzky leads in 6 of the 8 lines, Steve Yzerman in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Steve Yzerman vs Wayne Gretzky head to head

They have faced each other 18 times: Steve Yzerman's team won 12, Wayne Gretzky's 5. In the playoffs Steve Yzerman leads 4-3.

Every game against each other

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Steve Yzerman vs Wayne Gretzky, every game

Date↓	Game↓	Yzerman's team↓	Steve Yzerman↓	Wayne Gretzky↓
Feb 14, 1999	DET at NYR	W 4-2	1 G, 2 A, 3 PTS, 3 +/-, 2 S	0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, -3 +/-, 2 S
Jan 30, 1999	NYR at DET	L 3-2	0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, -2 +/-, 1 S	0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 0 +/-, 1 S
Apr 11, 1998	NYR at DET	W 5-2	0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 0 +/-, 1 S	0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, -1 +/-, 1 S
Mar 21, 1998	DET at NYR	W 4-3	0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 0 +/-, 2 S	0 G, 2 A, 2 PTS, -2 +/-, 0 S
Mar 21, 1997	DET at NYR	L 3-1	0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, -2 +/-, 1 S	1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 1 +/-, 2 S
Mar 1, 1997	NYR at DET	W 3-0	0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 1 +/-, 1 S	0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, -1 +/-, 0 S
May 16, 1996	STL at DET (playoffs)	W 1-0 2OT	1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 1 +/-, 8 S	0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, -1 +/-, 2 S
May 14, 1996	DET at STL (playoffs)	W 4-2	0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 0 +/-, 3 S	0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, -1 +/-, 0 S
May 12, 1996	STL at DET (playoffs)	L 3-2	0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, -1 +/-, 3 S	1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 2 +/-, 3 S
May 10, 1996	DET at STL (playoffs)	L 1-0	0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 +/-, 2 S	1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 0 +/-, 4 S
May 8, 1996	DET at STL (playoffs)	L 5-4 OT	3 G, 0 A, 3 PTS, 1 +/-, 5 S	0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 0 +/-, 1 S
May 5, 1996	STL at DET (playoffs)	W 8-3	2 G, 3 A, 5 PTS, 2 +/-, 3 S	0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, -4 +/-, 1 S
May 3, 1996	STL at DET (playoffs)	W 3-2	0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 0 +/-, 1 S	0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 0 +/-, 2 S
Mar 31, 1996	STL at DET	W 8-1	0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 1 +/-, 3 S	0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, -3 +/-, 4 S
Mar 24, 1996	DET at STL	T 2-2 OT	0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, -1 +/-, 4 S	1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 0 +/-, 2 S
Feb 13, 1996	LA at DET	W 9-4	0 G, 2 A, 2 PTS, 0 +/-, 2 S	0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, -5 +/-, 0 S
Jan 12, 1996	LA at DET	W 3-2	0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 1 +/-, 4 S	0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 0 +/-, 1 S
Nov 14, 1995	DET at LA	W 6-5	0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 1 +/-, 2 S	1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 2 +/-, 5 S

Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Where each stands all time

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

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.