Short career. Never scored 50. Never got 100 points.
Bure scored 50+ five times and as a result has over 100 more goals than Palffy. Also two 100+ point seasons under his belt. Did Palffy ever even finish top 5 in scoring (points)?
Palffy finished fifth in points in '98. He finished fifth in goals twice.
100 points in, say, 1987 isn't the same as 100 points in 1998.
If you adjust for era, he had a 100 point season in '98 and he had 97 adjusted points in '01 in 73 games, 95 adjusted points in '03 in 76 games and 94 adjusted points in '97 in 80 games.
Ziggy Palffy Stats | Hockey-Reference.com
Do you know what Andreychuk's four best seasons work out to in terms of adjusted of points?
90, 80, 80, 69.
That would make sense since Andreychuk finished in the top ten for points once in his career while Palffy finished in the top ten for points four times.
I'm not trying to argue that because Andreychuk was inducted, Palffy should be as well, but I want people to realize that Palffy was a FAR superior talent.
Andreychuk played a lot longer and his career totals look much more impressive. He also benefited from playing in a higher scoring environment for years and was fortunate to have played with Gilmour when he was at his best.