Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Mark Messier | Stat | Joe Thornton |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Seasons | 24 |
| 265.7 | Career VAL | 255.2 |
| 19.9 (1990) | Peak-season VAL | 24.4 (2006) |
| Inducted 2007 | Hall of Fame | Inducted 2025 |
| 0 | Black ink (league-leading seasons) | 4 |
| 14 | Gray ink (top-10 finishes) | 17 |
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.
| Mark Messier | Stat | Joe Thornton |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 1,756 | Games | 1,714 |
| Skating | ||
| 694 | Goals | 430 |
| 1,193 | Assists | 1,109 |
| 1,887 | Points | 1,539 |
| +211 | Plus/minus | +182 |
| 179 | Power-play goals | 146 |
| 92 | ||
| Game-winning goals |
|---|
| 68 |
| 4,221 | Shots on goal | 3,068 |
|---|
| 16.4% | Shooting % | 14.0% |
|---|
| 1,912 | Penalty minutes | 1,272 |
|---|
| Age | Mark Messier | Joe Thornton |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | — | 0 |
| 19 | 1.2 | 5.8 |
| 20 | 5.3 | 8.7 |
| 21 | 11.4 | 13.6 |
| 22 | 13.3 | 11.8 |
| 23 | 14 | 18.2 |
| 24 | 5.6 | 12.3 |
| 25 | 12.7 | — |
| 26 | 15.1 | 24.4 |
| 27 | 14.7 | 20.8 |
| 28 | 12.4 | 18.6 |
| 29 | 19.9 | 15 |
| 30 | 8.7 | 14.4 |
| 31 | 15.5 | 11.1 |
| 32 | 12.9 | 12.6 |
| 33 | 14.3 | 5.8 |
| 34 | 9.4 | 12.2 |
| 35 | 19.9 | 10.3 |
| 36 | 16 | 15.4 |
| 37 | 7.9 | 6.3 |
| 38 | 7 | 4.8 |
| 39 | 6.3 | 8.8 |
| 40 | 8.6 | 2.7 |
| 41 | 2.7 | 1.6 |
| 42 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 43 | 6.4 | — |