Bob Essensa played 12 seasons (1989–2002) for Winnipeg Jets (1979), Detroit Red Wings, Edmonton Oilers and 3 other clubs. Early Bloomer career, peaking in 1992. Led the league in a statistical category 1 time.
Bob Essensa
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
16.7
1991, 1992, 1993 avg
Career VAL
63.3
Value Above League
Games
446
Wins
173
Playoff VAL
5.6
postseason
Career Shape
Comet
79% in peak 3y
Career arc · VAL by season
12 seasons · peak 19.7 in 1992
All-time standings
Career boards only, within NHL
Cross-sport prominence: 89.2th percentile among NHL careers — a within-sport percentile, because career value is not comparable across sports.
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-BustNHL Era-Adjusted Careers — Greatest Careers on One ScaleNHL Era-Adjusted Seasons — Greatest Seasons in Modern TermsNHL Franchise Mt. Rushmores — Four Faces of Every TeamNHL Greatest Single Seasons by VAL (Skaters and Goalies)NHL Hall of Very Good — Great Careers on the Hall's DoorstepNHL JourneymenNHL League Leader Marks — Most League-Leading SeasonsNHL LoyaltyNHL Only Club — Statistical Exclusivity
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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