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Gordie Howe

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Gordie Howe

1946–1979  ·  R  ·  Shoots R

Also in WHA

Career 1,767 GP · 801 G · 1,049 A · 1,850 P

Seasons leading the NHL
31
110 Top-5 finishes
10 Title seasons
7 Categories led
1952 Best season

Spanning 1950–1962, peaking at 6 titles in 1952.

Clubs 500 Goal Club 1,000 Point Club 1,000 Assist Club 100 Point Seasons
Team records #1 Red Wings career P #1 Red Wings career G #1 Red Wings career PPG #1 Red Wings career GWG #2 Red Wings career A #2 Red Wings career P/GP #3 Red Wings career PIM #3 Red Wings 1951-1952 GWG #9 Red Wings 1968-1969 P
Led in Points per Game for 4 straight seasons (1950–1953) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1917

Among league leaders

  • 4th League titles 31
  • 1st Top-5 finishes 110

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Points per Game 7 1st 4 yrs (1950–1953) 1950-1951 1.23 1951-1952 1.23 1952-1953 1.36 1953-1954 1.16 1956-1957 1.27 1957-1958 1.20 1962-1963 1.23 1949-1950 #3 1955-1956 #2 1961-1962 #3 1968-1969 #3
Points 6 1st 4 yrs (1950–1953) 1950-1951 86 1951-1952 86 1952-1953 95 1953-1954 81 1956-1957 89 1962-1963 86 1949-1950 #3 1955-1956 #2 1961-1962 #3 1964-1965 #3 1967-1968 #3 1968-1969 #3
Goals 5 1st 3 yrs (1950–1952) 1950-1951 43 1951-1952 47 1952-1953 49 1956-1957 44 1962-1963 38 1949-1950 #2 1953-1954 #2 1955-1956 #2 1957-1958 #2 1961-1962 #2 1964-1965 #3 1967-1968 #3
Game-Winning Goals 4 1st 4 yrs (1950–1953) 1950-1951 9 1951-1952 10 1952-1953 6 1953-1954 8 1955-1956 #3 1956-1957 #3 1957-1958 #2 1961-1962 #2
Shots on Goal 3 1st 2 yrs (1959–1960) 1959-1960 354 1960-1961 357 1962-1963 351 1961-1962 #2 1963-1964 #2 1964-1965 #2 1965-1966 #2 1966-1967 #2 1967-1968 #3
Power-Play Goals 3 1st — 1952-1953 11 1956-1957 15 1961-1962 10 1953-1954 #3 1955-1956 #2 1957-1958 #3 1962-1963 #2 1964-1965 #2 1966-1967 #3
Assists 3 1st 2 yrs (1952–1953) 1950-1951 43 1952-1953 46 1953-1954 48 1951-1952 #3 1958-1959 #3 1959-1960 #3 1960-1961 #3 1962-1963 #3 1964-1965 #2 1968-1969 #3
Short-Handed Goals — #2 — 1957-1958 #3 1959-1960 #2 1961-1962 #3 1969-1970 #3

Title Seasons

10 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1962-1963 4 P 86 G 38 P/GP 1.23 S 351
1961-1962 1 PPG 10
1960-1961 1 S 357
1959-1960 1 S 354
1957-1958 1 P/GP 1.20
1956-1957 4 P 89 G 44 P/GP 1.27 PPG 15
1953-1954 4 P 81 A 48 P/GP 1.16 GWG 8
1952-1953 6 P 95 G 49 A 46 P/GP 1.36 PPG 11 GWG 6
1951-1952 4 P 86 G 47 P/GP 1.23 GWG 10
1950-1951 5 P 86 G 43 A 43 P/GP 1.23 GWG 9

Skating

  led the league   26 seasons
Year Team GP G A P +/- PIM PPG SHG GWG S S%
1946-1947 DET 58 7 15 22 — 52 0 0 0 — —
1947-1948 DET 60 16 28 44 — 63 1 1 2 — —
1948-1949 DET 40 12 25 37 — 57 2 0 2 — —
1949-1950 DET 70 35 33 68 — 69 5 0 4 — —
1950-1951 DET 70 43 43 86 — 74 5 0 9 — —
1951-1952 DET 70 47 39 86 — 78 5 1 10 — —
1952-1953 DET 70 49 46 95 — 57 11 1 6 — —
1953-1954 DET 70 33 48 81 — 109 15 0 8 — —
1954-1955 DET 64 29 33 62 — 68 7 2 5 — —
1955-1956 DET 70 38 41 79 — 100 14 0 8 — —
1956-1957 DET 70 44 45 89 — 74 15 0 6 — —
1957-1958 DET 64 33 44 77 — 38 10 3 7 — —
1958-1959 DET 70 32 46 78 — 57 8 0 5 — —
1959-1960 DET 70 28 45 73 16 46 5 2 5 354 7.9%
1960-1961 DET 64 23 49 72 -5 30 6 2 4 357 6.4%
1961-1962 DET 70 33 44 77 12 54 10 2 7 346 9.5%
1962-1963 DET 70 38 48 86 23 100 13 0 6 351 10.8%
1963-1964 DET 69 26 47 73 -10 70 12 1 3 345 7.5%
1964-1965 DET 70 29 47 76 22 104 13 3 2 341 8.5%
1965-1966 DET 70 29 46 75 19 83 7 0 3 274 10.6%
1966-1967 DET 69 25 40 65 -3 53 8 1 1 293 8.5%
1967-1968 DET 74 39 43 82 12 53 10 0 4 301 13.0%
1968-1969 DET 76 44 59 103 45 58 9 0 6 284 15.5%
1969-1970 DET 76 31 40 71 23 58 11 4 5 268 11.6%
1970-1971 DET 63 23 29 52 -3 38 7 1 3 195 11.8%
1979-1980 HFD 80 15 26 41 9 42 2 0 0 94 16.0%
Career — 1,767 801 1,049 1,850 160 1,685 211 24 121 3,803 10.1%