Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Gordie Howe | Stat | Mark Messier |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Seasons | 25 |
| 280.1 | Career VAL | 265.7 |
| 18.7 (1969) | Peak-season VAL | 19.9 (1990) |
| Inducted 1972 | Hall of Fame | Inducted 2007 |
| 2 | Black ink (league-leading seasons) | 0 |
| 30 | Gray ink (top-10 finishes) | 14 |
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.
| Gordie Howe | Stat | Mark Messier |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 1,767 | Games | 1,756 |
| Skating | ||
| 801 | Goals | 694 |
| 1,049 | Assists | 1,193 |
| 1,850 | Points | 1,887 |
| 211 | Power-play goals | 179 |
| 121 | Game-winning goals | 92 |
| 1,685 | ||
| Penalty minutes |
|---|
| 1,912 |
| Age | Gordie Howe | Mark Messier |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | 1.6 | — |
| 19 | 5.6 | 1.2 |
| 20 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| 21 | 9.8 | 11.4 |
| 22 | 14.3 | 13.3 |
| 23 | 14.3 | 14 |
| 24 | 16.3 | 5.6 |
| 25 | 11.8 | 12.7 |
| 26 | 9.9 | 15.1 |
| 27 | 13.3 | 14.7 |
| 28 | 13.8 | 12.4 |
| 29 | 10.3 | 19.9 |
| 30 | 12.9 | 8.7 |
| 31 | 11.8 | 15.5 |
| 32 | 8.8 | 12.9 |
| 33 | 11.6 | 14.3 |
| 34 | 13.9 | 9.4 |
| 35 | 10.2 | 19.9 |
| 36 | 10.9 | 16 |
| 37 | 10.7 | 7.9 |
| 38 | 8.1 | 7 |
| 39 | 13.2 | 6.3 |
| 40 | 18.7 | 8.6 |
| 41 | 11.5 | 2.7 |
| 42 | 8.8 | 4.5 |
| 43 | — | 6.4 |
| 51 | 2.7 | — |