Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Ron Francis | Stat | Mark Messier |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Seasons | 25 |
| 253.4 | Career VAL | 265.7 |
| 20.3 (1996) | Peak-season VAL | 19.9 (1990) |
| Inducted 2007 | Hall of Fame | Inducted 2007 |
| 1 | Black ink (league-leading seasons) | 0 |
| 16 | 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.
| Ron Francis | Stat | Mark Messier |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 1,731 | Games | 1,756 |
| Skating | ||
| 549 | Goals | 694 |
| 1,249 | Assists | 1,193 |
| 1,798 | Points | 1,887 |
| -18 | Plus/minus | +211 |
| 188 | Power-play goals | 179 |
| 79 | ||
| Game-winning goals |
|---|
| 92 |
| 3,756 | Shots on goal | 4,221 |
|---|
| 14.6% | Shooting % | 16.4% |
|---|
| 977 | Penalty minutes | 1,912 |
|---|
| Age | Ron Francis | Mark Messier |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | 7.6 | — |
| 19 | 10.4 | 1.2 |
| 20 | 9.4 | 5.3 |
| 21 | 8.6 | 11.4 |
| 22 | 11.4 | 13.3 |
| 23 | 13.3 | 14 |
| 24 | 8.8 | 5.6 |
| 25 | 11 | 12.7 |
| 26 | 15.5 | 15.1 |
| 27 | 11.3 | 14.7 |
| 28 | 4.9 | 12.4 |
| 29 | 13.9 | 19.9 |
| 30 | 12.7 | 8.7 |
| 31 | 11 | 15.5 |
| 32 | 20.3 | 12.9 |
| 33 | 15.7 | 14.3 |
| 34 | 14.3 | 9.4 |
| 35 | 6.9 | 19.9 |
| 36 | 12.8 | 16 |
| 37 | 8.9 | 7.9 |
| 38 | 13.3 | 7 |
| 39 | 7.3 | 6.3 |
| 40 | 4.1 | 8.6 |
| 41 | — | 2.7 |
| 42 | — | 4.5 |
| 43 | — | 6.4 |