League Leaders

Phil Esposito

1963–1980  ·  C  ·  Shoots L

Career 1,282 GP · 717 G · 873 A · 1,590 P

Seasons leading the NHL
33
64 Top-5 finishes
9 Title seasons
9 Categories led
1972 Best season

Spanning 1967–1975, peaking at 7 titles in 1972.

Led in Goals for 6 straight seasons (1969–1974) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1917

Among league leaders

  • 2nd League titles 33
  • 4th Top-5 finishes 64

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
Goals 6 1st 6 yrs (1969–1974) 1969 43 1970 76 1971 66 1972 55 1973 68 1974 61 1968 #2
Power-Play Goals 5 1st 3 yrs (1969–1971) 1969 18 1970 24 1971 27 1974 27 1975 19 1972 #2 1976 #2 1977 #2
Points per Game 5 1st 4 yrs (1970–1973) 1968 1.70 1970 1.95 1971 1.75 1972 1.67 1973 1.86 1967 #3 1969 #2 1974 #3
Points 5 1st 4 yrs (1970–1973) 1968 126 1970 152 1971 133 1972 130 1973 145 1967 #2 1969 #2 1974 #2
Shots on Goal 4 1st 4 yrs (1970–1973) 1970 550 1971 426 1972 411 1973 393 1968 #2 1969 #2 1976 #2
Game-Winning Goals 3 1st 3 yrs (1970–1972) 1970 16 1971 16 1972 11 1964 #2 1968 #2 1973 #2
Assists 3 1st 2 yrs (1967–1968) 1967 49 1968 77 1972 75 1969 #2 1970 #2 1971 #2 1973 #2
Short-Handed Goals 1 1st — 1972 5 1973 #3
Plus/Minus 1 1st — 1968 55 1970 #3

Title Seasons

9 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1975 1 PPG 19
1974 2 G 61 PPG 27
1973 4 P 145 G 68 P/GP 1.86 S 393
1972 7 P 130 G 55 A 75 P/GP 1.67 GWG 11 SHG 5 S 411
1971 6 P 133 G 66 P/GP 1.75 PPG 27 GWG 16 S 426
1970 6 P 152 G 76 P/GP 1.95 PPG 24 GWG 16 S 550
1969 2 G 43 PPG 18
1968 4 P 126 A 77 P/GP 1.70 +/- 55
1967 1 A 49

Skating

18 seasons
Year Team GP G A P +/- PIM PPG SHG GWG S S%
1963 CHI 27 3 2 5 2 2 0 0 0 19 15.8%
1964 CHI 70 23 32 55 5 44 5 1 9 187 12.3%
1965 CHI 69 27 26 53 21 49 7 0 6 172 15.7%
1966 CHI 69 21 40 61 34 40 2 1 3 192 10.9%
1967 BOS 74 35 49 84 18 21 8 1 3 284 12.3%
1968 BOS 74 49 77 126 55 79 10 2 9 351 14.0%
1969 BOS 76 43 56 99 26 50 18 1 5 405 10.6%
1970 BOS 78 76 76 152 69 71 24 1 16 550 13.8%
1971 BOS 76 66 67 133 54 76 27 2 16 426 15.5%
1972 BOS 78 55 75 130 17 87 19 5 11 411 13.4%
1973 BOS 78 68 77 145 51 58 14 4 9 393 17.3%
1974 BOS 79 61 66 127 17 62 27 4 8 346 17.6%
1975 BOS +1 74 35 48 83 -39 36 19 1 2 274 12.8%
1976 NYR 80 34 46 80 -27 52 15 0 4 344 9.9%
1977 NYR 79 38 43 81 -21 53 21 0 5 261 14.6%
1978 NYR 80 42 36 78 -1 37 14 0 7 215 19.5%
1979 NYR 80 34 44 78 -14 73 13 0 5 245 13.9%
1980 NYR 41 7 13 20 -15 20 3 0 0 91 7.7%
Career — 1,282 717 873 1,590 252 910 246 23 118 5,166 13.9%