Adam Oates played 19 seasons (1986–2004) for Detroit Red Wings, St. Louis Blues, Boston Bruins and 4 other clubs. Career regular-season line: 341 goals and 1,079 assists (1,420 points) in 1,337 games. Standard career, peaking in 1993. Led the league in a statistical category 3 times. Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2012.
NHL Stats
Career Snapshot
Sport-specific career totals from the active profile tables, with VAL shown whenever the sport has a value file.
Peak 3Y VAL
20.5
1993, 1994, 1996 avg
Career VAL
201.5
Value Above League
Games
1,337
Goals
341
Assists
1,079
Points
1,420
Playoff VAL
138.1
postseason
Career Shape
Compiler
31% in peak 3y
All-time standings
Career boards only, within NHL
On the NHL Career Dominance board — top-25 in more than one all-time category at once.
Cross-sport prominence: 99.3th percentile among NHL careers — a within-sport percentile, because career value is not comparable across sports.
On the boards· Appears on 3 boards
Boards that rank NHL careers
NHL Age Milestones — Youngest to 100 Goals, 500 Points, 50 Goals and 100 PointsNHL Breakout Seasons — Biggest Career-High LeapsNHL Career Arc TypesNHL Career Dominance — top-25 in multiple all-time categoriesNHL Clutch Delta — Who Rises in the Stanley Cup PlayoffsNHL Compilers vs Comets — Career ShapeNHL Consistency Index — Mr. Reliable vs Boom-Bust
Similar careers
Players whose careers had the same shape — total value, peak, best three-season stretch, length and when the value came — measured with VAL against their own leagues.
Where this data comes from
Rosters, bio, draft details, and season/career totals come directly from the NHL's own official public API.
- NHL API — Official public API, keyless — no stated open licence
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