League Leaders

Wayne Gretzky

1979–1998  ·  C  ·  Shoots L

Career 1,487 GP · 894 G · 1,963 A · 2,857 P

Seasons leading the NHL
59
79 Top-5 finishes
16 Title seasons
9 Categories led
1981 Best season

Spanning 1979–1997, peaking at 8 titles in 1981.

Led in Assists for 13 straight seasons (1979–1991) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1917

Among league leaders

  • 1st League titles 59
  • 2nd Top-5 finishes 79

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
Assists 16 1st 13 yrs (1979–1991) 1979 86 1980 109 1981 120 1982 125 1983 118 1984 135 1985 163 1986 121 1987 109 1988 114 1989 102 1990 122 1991 90 1993 92 1996 72 1997 67
Points per Game 11 1st 9 yrs (1979–1987) 1979 1.73 1980 2.05 1981 2.65 1982 2.45 1983 2.77 1984 2.60 1985 2.69 1986 2.32 1987 2.33 1990 2.09 1993 1.61 1988 #2 1989 #2 1991 #2
Points 11 1st 8 yrs (1979–1986) 1979 137 1980 164 1981 212 1982 196 1983 205 1984 208 1985 215 1986 183 1989 142 1990 163 1993 130 1987 #2 1988 #2 1991 #3 1997 #3
Short-Handed Goals 5 1st 4 yrs (1981–1984) 1981 6 1982 6 1983 12 1984 11 1986 7
Plus/Minus 5 1st 4 yrs (1981–1984) 1981 80 1982 61 1983 78 1984 100 1986 69 1985 #3
Goals 5 1st 4 yrs (1981–1984) 1981 92 1982 71 1983 87 1984 73 1986 62
Shots on Goal 4 1st 2 yrs (1981–1982) 1981 370 1982 348 1984 354 1985 350 1983 #2 1986 #3
Game-Winning Goals 1 1st — 1981 12 1983 #2
Power-Play Goals 1 1st — 1983 20

Title Seasons

16 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1997 1 A 67
1996 1 A 72
1993 3 P 130 A 92 P/GP 1.61
1991 1 A 90
1990 3 P 163 A 122 P/GP 2.09
1989 2 P 142 A 102
1988 1 A 114
1987 2 A 109 P/GP 2.33
1986 6 P 183 G 62 A 121 P/GP 2.32 +/- 69 SHG 7
1985 4 P 215 A 163 P/GP 2.69 S 350
1984 7 P 208 G 73 A 135 P/GP 2.60 +/- 100 SHG 11 S 354
1983 7 P 205 G 87 A 118 P/GP 2.77 PPG 20 +/- 78 SHG 12
1982 7 P 196 G 71 A 125 P/GP 2.45 +/- 61 SHG 6 S 348
1981 8 P 212 G 92 A 120 P/GP 2.65 GWG 12 +/- 80 SHG 6 S 370
1980 3 P 164 A 109 P/GP 2.05
1979 3 P 137 A 86 P/GP 1.73

Skating

20 seasons
Year Team GP G A P +/- PIM PPG SHG GWG S S%
1979 EDM 79 51 86 137 14 21 13 1 6 284 18.0%
1980 EDM 80 55 109 164 41 28 15 4 3 261 21.1%
1981 EDM 80 92 120 212 80 26 18 6 12 370 24.9%
1982 EDM 80 71 125 196 61 59 18 6 9 348 20.4%
1983 EDM 74 87 118 205 78 39 20 12 11 326 26.7%
1984 EDM 80 73 135 208 100 52 8 11 7 354 20.6%
1985 EDM 80 52 163 215 71 46 11 3 6 350 14.9%
1986 EDM 79 62 121 183 69 28 13 7 4 288 21.5%
1987 EDM 64 40 109 149 39 24 9 5 3 211 19.0%
1988 LAK 78 54 114 168 15 26 11 5 5 303 17.8%
1989 LAK 73 40 102 142 8 42 10 4 4 236 17.0%
1990 LAK 78 41 122 163 30 16 8 0 5 212 19.3%
1991 LAK 74 31 90 121 -12 34 12 2 2 215 14.4%
1992 LAK 45 16 49 65 6 6 0 2 1 141 11.4%
1993 LAK 81 38 92 130 -25 20 14 4 0 233 16.3%
1994 LAK 48 11 37 48 -20 6 3 0 1 142 7.8%
1995 LAK +1 80 23 79 102 -13 34 6 1 3 195 11.8%
1996 NYR 82 25 72 97 12 28 6 0 2 286 8.7%
1997 NYR 82 23 67 90 -11 28 6 0 4 201 11.4%
1998 NYR 70 9 53 62 -23 14 3 0 3 132 6.8%
Career — 1,487 894 1,963 2,857 520 577 204 73 91 5,088 17.6%