Speaking about Makarov and Larionov I wonder if any player outside of the HHOF has ever outscored a longtime linemate that is inducted in the HHOF as much as Makarov outscored Larionov throughout their overlapping careers? From Larionovs first relatively full season in the Soviet League in 78/79 until Makarovs last relatively full NHL season in 94/95 they played with or against each other in the same league every season except for Larionovs one season in Switzerland (92/93). This is how much Makarov outscored Larionov head to head during that timeframe.
Makarov vs Larionov: 78/79-91/92 and 93/94-94/95
Sergei Makarov 821 gp, 419 g, 586 a, 1005 pts, 1.224 PPG (Age 20-33 and 35-36)
Igor Larionov 754 gp, 274 g, 380 a, 654 pts, 0.867 PPG (Age 18-31 and 33-34)
Per 82 games:
Makarov 100 pts
Larionov 71 pts
Being two years older obviously gave Makarov an advantage in the very beginning of that time frame but on the other hand Larionov had the advantage of being younger at the end of the time frame.
In my opinion Larionovs very best period offensively was between 80/81 and 87/88. All of his top 10 scoring finishes in the Soviet League was collected during that time frame. This is how they compare during that period.
Makarov vs Larionov: 80/81-87/88
Sergei Makarov 340 gp, 235 g, 282 a, 517 pts, 1.521 PPG (Age 22-29)
Igor Larionov 346 gp, 172 g, 207 a, 379 pts, 1.095 PPG (Age 20-27)
Per 82 games:
Makarov 125 pts
Larionov 90 pts
Something that I find interesting with Larionovs longevity as a good player is that it gives us an opportunity to compare how Makarov outscored Larionov during their long career overlap with how the European NHL stars of the 90´s and early 00´s outscored the older version of Larionov during their relatively long career overlaps. It should of course be taken into consideration that the 90´s stars had the big advantage of being far younger than Larionov when they outscored him while Makarov outscored Larionov when they were in the same age group.
When I took a look at how players like Jagr, Selänne, Forsberg, Sundin, Bure and Fedorov compared to Larionov head to head over the course of their entire overlapping careers and also head to head during Larionovs best period of his NHL career between 91/92 (when he finally managed to adjust to the North American game) and 98/99 it became clear that Makarovs dominance over Larionov measures up very favourably to the 90´s stars dominance over Larionov.
Even if we don´t take into consideration that Makarov was competing with Larionov when they were in the same age group the only two of the 90´s stars who clearly outscored Larionov more on a per game basis than Makarov did was Jagr and Forsberg. Selännes and Bures dominance over Larionov on a per game basis over the entire career overlap was roughly on the same level as Makarovs. Makarov however outscored Larionov more than Fedorov and Sundin managed to do head to head. If we then take into consideration the age advantage that the 90´s stars had I think that it is fair to say that Makarov was closer to Jagrs level offensively than he was to Selännes level for example. Meaning that I believe that the young version of Makarov would have dominated the old version of Larionov way more than he actually did when they were in the same age group. Anyway here is the numbers if anyone is interested. Note: I am not pretending that this is a perfect comparison but I thought it was a fun and interesting exercise to search for and compare the data. Edit: I dont mean that Makarov was on Jagrs level offensively only that I believe that Makarov was closer to Jagr than Selänne was to Makarov.
Jagr vs Larionov: 90/91-91/92 and 93/94-03/04
Jaromir Jagr 946 gp, 503 g, 712 a, 1215 pts, 1.284 PPG (Age 18-19 and 21-31)
Igor Larionov 847 gp, 152 g, 448 a, 600 pts, 0.708 PPG (Age 30-31 and 33-43)
Per 82 games:
Jagr 105 pts
Larionov 58 pts
Jagr vs Larionov: 91/92 and 93/94-98/99
Jaromir Jagr 501 gp, 284 g, 427 a, 711 pts, 1.419 PPG (Age 19 and 21-26)
Igor Larionov 446 gp, 99 g, 283 a, 382 pts, 0.857 PPG (Age 31 and 33-38)
Per 82 games:
Jagr 116 pts
Larionov 70 pts
Selänne vs Larionov: 93/94-03/04
Teemu Selänne 795 gp, 376 g, 443 a, 819 pts, 1.030 PPG (Age 23-33)
Igor Larionov 711 gp, 118 g, 383 a, 501 pts, 0.705 PPG (Age 33-43)
Per 82 games
Selänne 84 pts
Larionov 58 pts
Selänne vs Larionov: 93/94-98/99
Teemu Selänne 401 gp, 237 g, 275 a, 512 pts, 1.277 PPG (Age 23-28)
Igor Larionov 374 gp, 78 g, 239 a, 317 pts, 0.848 PPG (Age 33-38)
Per 82 games
Selänne 105 pts
Larionov 70 pts
Forsberg vs Larionov: 94/95-00/01 and 02/03-03/04
Peter Forsberg 580 gp, 216 g, 525 a, 741 pts, 1.278 PPG (Age 21-30)
Igor Larionov 581 gp, 89 g, 313 a, 402 pts, 0.692 PPG (Age 34-43)
Per 82 games
Forsberg 105 pts
Larionov 57 pts
Forsberg vs Larionov: 94/95-98/99
Peter Forsberg 344 gp, 128 g, 312 a, 440 pts, 1.279 PPG (Age 21-25)
Igor Larionov 314 gp, 60 g, 201 a, 261 pts, 0.831 PPG (Age 34-38)
Per 82 games:
Forsberg 105 pts
Larionov 68 pts
Sundin vs Larionov: 90/91-91/92 and 93/94-03/04
Mats Sundin 1006 gp, 418 g, 557 a, 975 pts, 0.969 PPG (Age 19-20 and 22-32)
Igor Larionov 847 gp, 152 g, 448 a, 600 pts, 0.708 PPG (Age 30-31 and 33-43)
Per 82 games:
Sundin 79 pts
Larionov 58 pts
Sundin vs Larionov: 91/92 and 93/94-98/99
Mats Sundin 533 gp, 226 g, 316 a, 542 pts, 1.017 PPG (Age 20 and 22-27)
Igor Larionov 446 gp, 99 g, 283 a, 382 pts, 0.857 PPG (Age 31 and 33-38)
Per 82 games:
Sundin 83 pts
Larionov 70 pts
Bure vs Larionov: 88/89 and 91/92 and 93/94-02/03
Pavel Bure 651 gp, 394 g, 301 a, 695 pts, 1.068 PPG (Age 17 and 20 and 22-31)
Igor Larionov 765 gp, 153 g, 429 a, 582 pts, 0.761 PPG (Age 28 and 31 and 33-42)
Per 82 games:
Bure 88 pts
Larionov 62 pts
Bure vs Larionov: 91/92 and 93/94-98/99
Pavel Bure 356 gp, 207 g, 177 a, 384 pts, 1.079 PPG (Age 20 and 22-27)
Igor Larionov 446 gp, 99 g, 283 a, 382 pts, 0.857 PPG (Age 31 and 33-38)
Per 82 games:
Bure 88 pts
Larionov 70 pts
Fedorov vs Larionov: 86/87-88/89 and 90/91-91/92 and 93/94-03/04
Sergei Fedorov 1036 gp, 419 g, 558 a, 977 pts, 0.943 PPG (Age 17-19 and 21-22 and 24-34)
Igor Larionov 968 gp, 212 g, 518 a, 730 pts, 0.754 PPG (Age 26-28 and 30-31 and 33-43)
Per 82 games:
Fedorov 77 pts
Larionov 62 pts
Fedorov vs Larionov: 91/92 and 93/94-98/99
Sergei Fedorov 454 gp, 209 g, 297 a, 506 pts, 1.115 PPG (Age 22 and 24-29)
Igor Larionov 446 gp, 99 g, 283 a, 382 pts, 0.857 PPG (Age 31 and 33-38)
Per 82 games:
Fedorov 91 pts
Larionov 70 pts