Who in the HHOF has the shortest career?

[Habssince89]

Ken Dryden comes to mind? Who else has had a short career but still got into the hall?

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[pnep]

Player |Elected|Pos. |First season |Last Season |Cups|Teams | Seasons
Allan "Scotty" Davidson|1950|RW|1912|1913|0|Toronto (NHA)| 2
Frank "One-Eyed" McGee|1945|C|1902|1905|4|Ottawa Silver Seven| 4
Tom Hooper|1962|F|1904|1907|2|Rat Portage Thistles (MNSHL), Kenora Thistles (SHL), Montreal Wanderers (ECAHA), Montreal (ECAHA)| 4
Wilf "Shorty" Green|1962|RW|1923|1926|0|Hamilton Tigers, New York Americans| 4
Frederick Whitcroft|1962|Ro.|1906|1909|0|Kenora Thistles (MSHL), Edmonton Eskimos (AAHA), Renfrew Millionaires (NHA)| 4
Harry "Flip" Trihey|1950|C|1896|1900|2|Montreal Shamrocks (AHA/CAHL)| 5
Billy McGimsie|1962|F|1902|1906|1|Rat Portage Thistles (MNSHL/MSHL), Kenora Thistles (MSHL)| 5
William "Riley" Hern|1962|G|1906|1910|3|Montreal Wanderers (ECAHA/ECHA/NHA)| 5
Frank "Moose" Goheen|1952|D|1914|1918|0|St. Paul Athletic Club, 1920 U.S. Olympic Team| 5
Arthur Farrell|1965|F|1896|1900|2|Montreal Shamrocks (AHA/CAHL)| 5
Hobart "Hobey" Baker|1945|Ro.|1910|1915|0|Princeton University, St. Nicholas| 6
John "Bouse" Hutton|1962|G|1898|1903|1|Ottawa Silver Seven (CAHL)| 6
Fred Scanlan|1965|F|1897|1902|3|Montreal Shamrocks (AHA/CAHL), Winnipeg Victorias (MSHL)| 6
Dan "The Masked Man" Bain|1945|C|1895|1901|3|Winnipeg Victorias (MHL)| 7
Graham Drinkwater|1950|F|1892|1898|5|Montreal Victorias| 7
Gordie "Lefty" Drillon|1975|LW|1936|1942|1|Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens| 7
Bill "The Mirror Man" Durnan|1964|G|1943|1949|2|Montreal Canadiens| 7
Marty Walsh|1962|C|1905|1911|2|Queens University (OHA), Ottawa Senators (ECAHA/ECHA/NHA)| 7
Chuck "Wandering Scotsman" Gardiner|1945|G|1927|1933|1|Chicago Blackhawks| 7
George Richardson|1950|LW|1906|1912|0|14th Regiment, Queen's University| 7
Ken "Big Ox" Reardon |1966|D|1940|1949|1|Montreal Canadiens| 7
Oliver Seibert|1961|D|1900|1906|0|Berlin Rangers (WOHA), Houghton (IHL), Guelph (OPHL), London (OPHL)| 7
Ace I. "Major Hoople Of Bracebridge" Bailey|1975|RW|1926|1933|1|Toronto Maple Leafs| 8
Herb Gardiner|1958|D|1921|1928|0|Calgary Tigers (WCHL), Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Blackhawks| 8
Ken "Octopus" Dryden|1983|G|1970|1978|6|Montreal Canadiens| 8

 

[Jumptheshark]

Can Neely

 

[Big Phil]

Can Neely

He had 13 years, although at least a couple were almost drained to injuries. That isn't too bad, he's pretty much at the same level as Lafontaine and Bill Barber for length of career, not to mention Lemaire.

Orr had 10 pretty much, Bossy had exactly 10.

Others pnep didnt have for some reason were Bobby Bauer (7) and Kenny Reardon (7). Although he may have counted the years they were in WWII. But in total this was all the seasons they played in

 

[Ward Cornell]

Orr had 10 pretty much, Bossy had exactly 10.

Bobby Orr played 657 games and if one used 78 games per year he averaged 8.4 seasons.

 

[God Bless Canada]

pnep's list only includes years of professional service. Davidson (he was the first name that came to mind) had, I believe, two years of amateur play before turning pro. But he was viewed by many as the best player in the world during his two pro seasons.

Some of the early HHOFers never turned pro, like Dubie Bowie or Hobey Baker.

 

[MXD]

pnep's list only includes years of professional service. Davidson (he was the first name that came to mind) had, I believe, two years of amateur play before turning pro. But he was viewed by many as the best player in the world during his two pro seasons.

Some of the early HHOFers never turned pro, like Dubie Bowie or Hobey Baker.

.... And it also counts gaps between seasons, as opposed to seasons. Technically, Reardon's career spanned longer than Drillon's, but they did play the exact number of seasons.

Actually, I tought that amongst modern players, the one with the shortest career was Drillon, but it seems he had one more season than I expected.