League Leaders

Gordie Howe

1946–1979  ·  R  ·  Shoots R

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.

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

Title Seasons

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

Skating

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