Granlund2Pulkkinen*
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But I decided to take Lemieux numbers and adjust them to the GP for gretzky ever season.
What I did was I took the PPG for lemieux and multiplied it by the number of games that corrisponds with the year for gretzky (ie Mario's first year gets together with Gretzky's first year)
Here it goes
Here's Marios unadjusted numbers
Year#-GP-Pts-ppg
01. 73 100 1.37
02. 79 141 1.78
03. 63 107 1.70
04. 77 168 2.18
05. 76 199 2.61
06. 59 123 2.09
07. 26 45 1.73
08. 64 131 2.05
09. 60 160 2.67
10. 22 37 1.68
11. 70 161 2.30
12. 76 122 1.61
16. 43 76 1.77
17. 24 31 1.29
18. 67 91 1.36
19. 10 9 0.90
20. 26 22 0.85
Total: 1723
(Mario didn't play his 13-15th seasons)
Mario's points with Gretzky's GP per season (GP/PTS)
01. 72 99
02. 79 141
03. 80 136
04. 80 224
05. 80 209
06. 74 155
07. 80 138
08. 80 164
09. 79 211
10. 64 108
11. 68 156
12. 73 118
16. 81 143
17. 48 62
18. 80 109
19. 82 74
20. 82 70
Total: 2317
Why I did this was to show the career potential of Lemieux. As you can see, Lemieux was substantially more talented, but when it comes down to it Gretzky just still racked up more points. Lemieux hypothetically could have put up that 224 point season but the most important fact is HE DID NOT PUT UP THAT SEASON. Gretzky is the better player and will always be the better player, because not only talent but the ability to be healthy is what can dictate how good a player is.
There is no doubt Lemieux is the more talented of the 2, but Gretzky, all around is the better hockey player.
What I did was I took the PPG for lemieux and multiplied it by the number of games that corrisponds with the year for gretzky (ie Mario's first year gets together with Gretzky's first year)
Here it goes
Here's Marios unadjusted numbers
Year#-GP-Pts-ppg
01. 73 100 1.37
02. 79 141 1.78
03. 63 107 1.70
04. 77 168 2.18
05. 76 199 2.61
06. 59 123 2.09
07. 26 45 1.73
08. 64 131 2.05
09. 60 160 2.67
10. 22 37 1.68
11. 70 161 2.30
12. 76 122 1.61
16. 43 76 1.77
17. 24 31 1.29
18. 67 91 1.36
19. 10 9 0.90
20. 26 22 0.85
Total: 1723
(Mario didn't play his 13-15th seasons)
Mario's points with Gretzky's GP per season (GP/PTS)
01. 72 99
02. 79 141
03. 80 136
04. 80 224
05. 80 209
06. 74 155
07. 80 138
08. 80 164
09. 79 211
10. 64 108
11. 68 156
12. 73 118
16. 81 143
17. 48 62
18. 80 109
19. 82 74
20. 82 70
Total: 2317
Why I did this was to show the career potential of Lemieux. As you can see, Lemieux was substantially more talented, but when it comes down to it Gretzky just still racked up more points. Lemieux hypothetically could have put up that 224 point season but the most important fact is HE DID NOT PUT UP THAT SEASON. Gretzky is the better player and will always be the better player, because not only talent but the ability to be healthy is what can dictate how good a player is.
There is no doubt Lemieux is the more talented of the 2, but Gretzky, all around is the better hockey player.