NHL · Career head-to-head

Connor McDavidvsAuston Matthews

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

C · VAL group SKATER

Connor McDavid

2016–2027 · 12 seasons

Full profile →

C · VAL group SKATER

Auston Matthews

2017–2027 · 11 seasons

Full profile →

At a glance

Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Connor McDavid	Stat	Auston Matthews
12	Seasons	11
249.9	Career VAL	167.4
31.6 (2023)	Peak-season VAL	25.0 (2024)
12	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	3
27	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	9

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (NHL VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1960 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews have
Connor McDavid	Stat	Auston Matthews
Career
805	Games	702
Skating
417	Goals	437
836	Assists	362
1,253	Points	799
+202	Plus/minus	+154
100	Power-play goals	112
76

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

Compare Connor McDavid with someone else

Share on X Current-form ratings live on the Knox Current board

Related comparisons

McDavid vs MacKinnonNHL · career head-to-head Gretzky vs McDavidNHL · career head-to-head Matthews vs DraisaitlNHL · career head-to-head

Age	Connor McDavid	Auston Matthews
19	8.8	12.8
20	19.4	13.7
21	22	13.1
22	23.4	18.1
23	18.4	15
24	21.1	23.5
25	25	18.2
26	31.6	25
27	25.7	14.8
28	19.4	9.6
29	28.1	3.6
30	7	—