Originally Posted by don d.
Just curious. Who is second in the above categories and how many do they have in each category? That would provide a comparison of Wayne to his competitors.
That's a real tough order, because in most of these listings that I have found, only the record is listed, but I'll do my best:
All Time Assists:
Wayne Gretzky--1963
Ron Francis--1247
Mark Messier--1193
Ray Bourque--1169
All Time Goals:
Wayne Gretzky--894
Gordie Howe--801
Brett Hull--741
Marcel Dionne--731
All Time Points:
Wayne Gretzky--2857
Mark Messier--1887
Gordie Howe--1850
Ron Francis--1795
Art Ross Trophies: Won the scoring title ten times in his career. 1980-81 (164 Pts), 1981-82 (212 Pts), 1982-83 (196 Pts), 1983-84 (205 Pts), 1984-85 (208 Pts), 1985-86 (215 Pts), 1986-87 (183 Pts), 1989-90 (142 Pts), 1990-91 (163), 1993-94 (130 Pts).
Hart Trophies: He won the MVP for the regular season nine times. (1979-80), (1980-81), (1981-82), (1982-83), (1983-84), (1984-85), (1985-86), (1986-87), (1988-89).
Stanley Cups: He won this trophy four times as a member of the Edmonton Oilers in (1983-84), (1984-85), (1986-87), (1987-88).
Conn Smythe: He won this trophy twice as the MVP in the playoffs in (1984-85) and (1987-88).
First All-Star Team: He was selected 8 times at center.
Second All-Star Team: He was selected 7 times at center.
500th Goal: It took him 575 games to score his 500th goal.
1000th Point: It took him 424 games to get his 1000th point.
NHL Career: 20 seasons (1979-1999)