Wayne Gretzky vs. Mark Messier: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Wayne Gretzky vs. Mark Messier: Head-to-Head Stats

Wayne Gretzky vs. Mark Messier: Skater Totals

Wayne Gretzky vs. Mark Messier: Skater Totals Table
								Goals				Assists			Shots		Ice Time
Rk	Player	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GWG	EV	PP	SH	SOG	SPCT	TOI	ATOI
1	Mark Messier	31	14	23	37	-3	47	9	1	4	1				92	15.2	68:07	22:42
2	Wayne Gretzky	31	20	37	57	-2	12	14	5	1	4				99	20.2	59:15	19:45

Wayne Gretzky vs. Mark Messier: Skater Totals Table
								Goals				Assists			Shots		Ice Time
Rk	Player	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GWG	EV	PP	SH	SOG	SPCT	TOI	ATOI
1	Wayne Gretzky	16	5	14	19	-7	2	4	0	1	0				48	10.4
2	Mark Messier	16	3	17	20	-1	12	2	1	0	0				39	7.7

Wayne Gretzky vs. Mark Messier: Skater Game Logs

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Wayne Gretzky vs. Mark Messier: Skater Game Logs Table
Rk	Player	Team	Date	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	SOG
1	Wayne Gretzky	NYR	1999-02-04	1	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	2
2	Mark Messier	VAN	1999-02-04	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
3	Wayne Gretzky	NYR	1997-11-25	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	3
4	Mark Messier	VAN	1997-11-25	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	5
5	Wayne Gretzky	NYR	1997-10-11	3	2	5	3	0	0	0	1	5
6	Mark Messier	VAN	1997-10-11	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
7	Wayne Gretzky	LAK	1996-01-22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
8	Mark Messier	NYR	1996-01-22	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	4
9	Wayne Gretzky	LAK	1995-11-02	1	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	1
10	Mark Messier	NYR	1995-11-02	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	3
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Wayne Gretzky vs. Mark Messier: Player Comparison

Wayne Gretzky vs. Mark Messier: Skater Totals

Wayne Gretzky vs. Mark Messier: Skater Totals Table
											Goals				Assists			Shots		Ice Time
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GWG	EV	PP	SH	SOG	SPCT	TOI	ATOI
1	Wayne Gretzky	18-38	1978-79	1998-99	1567	940	2027	2967	540	596	654	213	73	91	1201	686	76	5358	17.5	3231:33	21:16
2	Mark Messier	18-43	1978-79	2003-04	1808	695	1203	1898	201	1970	453	179	63	92	710	402	81	4283	16.2	9508:03	19:39

Wayne Gretzky vs. Mark Messier: Skater Totals Table
											Goals				Assists			Shots		Ice Time
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GWG	EV	PP	SH	SOG	SPCT	TOI	ATOI
1	Wayne Gretzky	18-36	1978-79	1996-97	221	132	270	402	98	68	75	35	12	25				697	18.9
2	Mark Messier	19-36	1979-80	1996-97	236	109	186	295	51	244	71	24	14	14				669	16.3

Wayne Gretzky vs. Mark Messier: Skater Miscellaneous

Wayne Gretzky vs. Mark Messier: Skater Miscellaneous Table
						Per Game					Adjusted				Plus/Minus					Point Shares
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	GC	G	A	PTS	SOG	GC	G	A	P	GC	TGF	PGF	TGA	PGA	+/-	PS	OPS	DPS
1	Wayne Gretzky	18-38	1978-79	1998-99	1061.2	0.60	1.29	1.89	3.42	0.68	758	1717	2475	881.7	3524	1163	2286	445	540	251.0	223.9	27.1
2	Mark Messier	18-43	1978-79	2003-04	707.1	0.38	0.67	1.05	2.37	0.39	628	1104	1732	643.6	2578	864	2188	685	201	160.4	135.6	24.8

Wayne Gretzky vs. Mark Messier: Skater Miscellaneous Table
						Per Game					Adjusted				Plus/Minus
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	GC	G	A	PTS	SOG	GC	G	A	P	GC	TGF	PGF	TGA	PGA	+/-
1	Wayne Gretzky	18-36	1978-79	1996-97	137.7	0.60	1.22	1.82	3.15	0.62					261	72	137	28	98
2	Mark Messier	19-36	1979-80	1996-97	110.6	0.46	0.79	1.25	2.83	0.47					162	40	117	41	51

Data coverage: NHL all-time (since 1917-18) unless otherwise noted. Even Strength, Power Play, and Short-Handed Goals available since 1933-34. Plus/Minus and Shots available since 1959-60. Time on Ice available since 1998-99.

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