Episode Notes

Jean Beliveau:  1950-51, 1952-71; 20 seasons, 18 quality

• Totals:
• 507G (4th All Time at his retirement - Howe, Hull, Richard),
• 712A (3rd All Time at his retirement - Howe, Delvecchio) for
• 1219P (2nd All Time at his retirement - Howe),
• +117 (t-21st All Time at his retirement) in
• 1125 games (16th All Time at his retirement);
• 138.1 PS (3rd All Time at his retirement - Howe, Kelly);
• Beliveau is 24th All Time in Offensive Point Shares, 2nd All Time at his retirement (Howe)
• At his retirement, among Forwards, Beliveau was 7th/3rd All Time in Defensive Point Shares (Howe, Delvecchio)
• Per Game: At his retirement, Beliveau was
• T-13th All Time in GPG
• 4th All Time in APG (Mikita, Esposito, Cowley)
• 4th All Time in PPG (Esposito, Hull, Mikita)
• Era: Of the 18 skaters to play in at least 1066 Games (13 modern seasons) between 1950 and 1971, Beliveau is
• 2nd in Goals (behind by nearly 200)
• 2nd in GPG
• 3rd in Assists
• T-1st in APG
• 2nd in Points (behind by over 400)
• 2nd in PPG
• 4th in Plus/Minus
• 2nd in Offensive Point Shares (behind by over 50)
• 3rd (pure) Forward in Defensive Point Shares
• 2nd in Point Shares (behind by nearly 60)
• 82-game average: 37G, 52A for 89P, +9*
• 3-year peak (1958-61): 70-game average of 40G, 52A for 92P, +11*

Gordie Howe: 1946-71; 1979-80; 26 seasons, 25 quality

• Totals:
• 801G (2nd All Time – Gretzky - 1st All Time at his initial retirement by 232; Howe was the career leader in goals from 1963-64 through 1993-94),
• 1049A (10th All Time – 1st All Time at his initial retirement by 300; Howe was the career leader in assists from 1957-58 through 1987-88) for
• 1850P (4th – Gretzky, Jagr, Messier - 1st All Time at his initial retirement by nearly 600; Howe was the career leader in points from 1959-60 through 1989-90);
• +160* (14th All Time at his initial retirement) in
• 1767 Games (2nd All Time - Marleau - 1st All Time at his retirement by 300; Howe was the career leader in Games Played from 1961-62 through 2019-20)
• 217.1 PS (4th All Time - Gretzky, Bourque, Luongo - 1st All Time at his retirement by nearly 69; Howe was the career leader from 1960-61 to 1994-95);
• Howe is 2nd All Time in Offensive Point Shares (Gretzky) - he was 1st All Time at his initial retirement by nearly 69 and was the career leader from 1958-59 until 1993-94
• Howe is the 15th/13th Forward All Time in Defensive Point Shares - at his initial retirement he was 3rd/1st All Time
• Per Game: At his initial retirement in 1971, Howe was
• 11th All Time in GPG
• t-5th in APG (Mikita, Esposito, Cowley, Beliveau)
• 5th in PPG (Esposito, Hull, Mikita, Beliveau; Howe was the career leader in PPG from 1953-54 through 1958-59)
• Era: Of the 13 skaters to play in at least 1148 games (14 modern seasons) between 1946 and 1971, Howe is
• 1st in Goals (by 369)
• 1st in GPG (by 0.17)
• 1st in Assists (by 300)
• 1st in APG
• 1st in Points (669)
• 1st in PPG (by 0.25)
• 2nd in Plus/Minus
• 1st in Offensive Point Shares (by more than double his teammate)
• 8th (2nd/1st Forward) in Defensive Point Shares
• 1st in Point Shares (by 68.7)
• 82-game average: 37G, 48A for 86P, +7*; 8.7 PS
• 3-year peak (1950-53): 70-game average of 46G, 43A for 89P

Find out more at https://the-back-check.pinecast.co