Episode Notes

1971-1989; 18 years, 17 quality

Totals:

731G (5th All Time, 2nd at his retirement - Howe)

1040 Assists (11th All Time, 3rd at his retirement - Gretzky, Howe)

1771 Points (6th All Time, 3rd at his retirement, Gretzky, Howe)

+27 in

1348 Games (11th All Time at his retirement)

155.5 PS (6th All Time at his retirement);

Dionne is 10th All Time in Offensive Point Shares (4th at his retirement - Howe, Gretzky, Esposito)

Per Game:

15th All Time in GPG

10th All Time in APG

6th All Time in PPG

Draft: Dionne, drafted 2nd overall in 1971, Dionne is

1st in Goals (by over 150)

1st in Assists (by over 250)

1st in Points (by over 200)

9th in Plus/Minus

2nd in Point Shares

2nd in Games

Era: Of the 18 skaters to play in at least 984 games (12 modern seasons), Dionne is

1st in Goals (by nearly 200)

1st in GPG

1st in Assists (by nearly 200)

2nd in APG

1st in Points (by nearly 450)

1st in PPG

15th in Plus/Minus

1st in Offensive Point Shares (by over 30)

10th in Defensive Point Shares (5th Forward)

3rd in Point Shares (1st Forward)

1st in Games (by nearly 150)

82-game average: 44G, 63A for 107P, +2

3-year peak (1978-81): 80-game average of 57G, 77A for 134P, +37

Dumart:

1935-42, 1945-54, 16 seasons, 10 quality by modern standards of PPG

Totals:

211G (21st All Time at his retirement),

219A (25th All Time) for

430P (21st All Time) in

774 Games (2nd All Time);

48.1 PS

Per Game: Dumart only qualifies for GPG and was not in the Top 25 at his retirement

Not drafted

Era: Of the 16 skaters to play in 574 games (7 modern seasons) between 1935 and 1954, Dumart is

8th in Goals

8th in GPG (last of qualifying players)

11th in Assists

11th in APG (doesn’t actually qualify for leader-boards)

9th in Points

11th in PPG (doesn’t actually qualify for leader-boards)

9th in Offensive Point Shares

3rd in Defensive Point Shares (1st Forward)

10th in Point Shares

82-game average: 22G, 23A for 46P

3-year peak (1939-42): 48-game average of 21G, 20A for 41P

Gainey:

1973-89; 16 seasons, 5 quality by PPG

Totals:

239G,

262A for

501P,

+201 in

1160 Games;

26.9 PS

Per Game: On no planet is Gainey on any per game leader-boards

Draft: Gainey, drafted 8th overall in 1973, is

7th in Goals

8th in Assists

5th in Points

2nd in Plus/Minus

18th in Point Shares

1st in Games

Era: Of the 28 skaters to play in at least 902 games (11 modern seasons) between 1973 and 1989, Gainey is

17th in Goals

Last in GPG

25th in Assists

25th in APG (doesn’t qualify)

22nd in Points

Last in PPG

6th in Plus/Minus

24th in Offensive Point Shares

13th (3rd forward) in Defensive Point Shares

27th in Point Shares (2nd last)

82-game average: 17G, 19A for 35P, +14

3-year peak (1979-82): 82-game average of 21G, 24A for 45P, +17

McDonald:

1973-89; 15 seasons, 11 quality

Totals:

500G (14th All Time at his retirement),

506A for

1006P (23rd All Time at his retirement),

+39 in

1111 Games;

84.2 PS

Draft: McDonald, drafted 4th overall in 1973, is

1st in Goals

4th in Assists

2nd in Points (1st Forward)

8th in Plus/Minus

2nd in Point Shares (1st Forward)

2nd in Games

Era: Of the 28 Skaters to play in at least 902 games (11 modern seasons), McDonald is

2nd in Goals (behind by 163…)

3rd in GPG

10th in Assists

16th in APG

6th in Points

8th in PPG

16th in Plus/Minus

5th in Offensive Point Shares

18th in Defensive Point Shares (8th Forward)

8th in Point Shares

82-game average: 37G, 37A for 75P, +3