The Great One: For The Record

Updated August 28, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Center Wayne Gretzky, voted the greatest hockey player of all-time in a poll conducted by The Hockey News, retired after the 1998-99 season with four Stanley Cups, ten scoring titles and nine Hart Trophies (MVP). He finished his career with 894 goals, 1,963 assists and 2,857 points-all likely untouchable records.

Year by Year Statistics

-Regular Season --Playoffs --Awards-
Season Age Club Gm G A Pts PM Gm G A Pts PM
1978-79 18 Indianapolis 8 3 3 6 0 - - - - -
Edmonton 72 43 61 104 19 13 10* 10 20* 2 WHA Top Rookie
1979-80 19 Edmonton 79 51 86* 137† 21 3 2 1 3 0 Hart, Byng
1980-81 20 Edmonton 80 55 109* 164* 28 9 7 14 21 4 Hart, Ross
1981-82 21 Edmonton 80 92* 120* 212* 26 5 5 7 12 8 Hart, Ross
1982-83 22 Edmonton 80 71* 125* 196* 59 16 12 26* 38* 4 Hart, Ross
1983-84 23 Edmonton 74 87* 118* 205* 39 19 13 22* 35* 12 Hart, Ross
1984-85 24 Edmonton 80 73* 135* 208* 52 18 17 30* 47* 4 Hart, Ross & Smythe
1985-86 25 Edmonton 80 52 163* 215* 46 10 8 11 19 2 Hart, Ross
1986-87 26 Edmonton 79 62* 121* 183* 28 21 5 29* 34* 6 Hart, Ross
1987-88 27 Edmonton 64 40 109* 149 24 19 12 31* 43* 16 Smythe
1988-89 28 Los Angeles 78 54 114† 168 26 11 5 17 22 0 Hart
1989-90 29 Los Angeles 73 40 102* 142* 42 7 3 7 10 0 Ross
1990-91 30 Los Angeles 78 41 122* 163* 16 12 4 11 15 2 Ross, Byng
1991-92 31 Los Angeles 74 31 90* 121 34 6 2 5 7 2 Byng
1992-93 32 Los Angeles 45 16 49 65 6 24 15* 25* 40* 4 -
1993-94 33 Los Angeles 81 38 92* 130* 20 - - - - - Byng
1995 34 Los Angeles 48 11 37 48 6 - - - - - -
1995-9635 LA, St. Louis8023791023413214160-
1996-9736 NY Rangers822572†9728151010202-
1997-9837 NY Rangers822367†9028- - - - - -
1998-9938 NY Rangers709536214- - - - - Byng
WHA totals80466411019131010202
NHL totals14878941963285757720812226038266
*Led league
†Tied for league lead

NHL Records

Over his illustrious twenty-year career, Gretzky set or tied 61 NHL records - 40 regular season records, 15 playoff records, and six all-star game records.

Regular Season
Goals, career894
Goals, incl. playoffs1016
Goals, season92
Goals, season, incl. playoffs100
Goals, first 50 games of a
 season		61†
Goals, period4*
Assists, career1963
Assists, incl. playoffs2223
Assists, season163
Assists, season, incl. playoffs174
Assists, game7*#
Assists, road game7*
Points, career2857
Points, incl. playoffs3239
Points, season215
Points, season, incl. playoffs255
Overtime assists, career15
Goals by a center, career894
Goals by a center, season92
Assists by a center, career1963
Assists by a center, season163
Points by a center, career2857
Points by a center, season215
Assists by a rookie, game7
Goals per game avg., season1.18
Assists per game avg., season2.04
Assists per game avg., career1.32
Points per game avg., season2.77
40-or-more goal seasons12
Consecutive 40-or-more goal
 seasons		12
50-or-more goal seasons9*
60-or-more goal seasons5*
Consecutive 60-or-more goal
 seasons		4
100-or-more point seasons15
Consecutive 100-or-more
 point seasons		13
Hat tricks, career50
Hat tricks, season10†
Consecutive games with
 assist		23
Consecutive games with point51
Consecutive games with point
 from start of season		51
Playoffs
Goals, career122
Assists, career260
Assists, season31
Assists, non-finals series 14*
Assists, final series 10
Assists, game6*
Assists, period3*@
Points, career382
Points, season47
Points, final series13
Points, period4*
Shorthanded goals, season3*†
Shorthanded goals, game2*
Game-winning goals, career24
Hat tricks, career10
All-Star Games
Goals, career13
Goals, game4*
Goals, period4
Assists, career12*
Points, career25
Points, period4*
*tied for the record
†did it twice
#did it three times
@did it five times

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