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Syd Howe

NHL: 1929-46; 17 seasons, 12 quality
237G (6th All Time at his retirement), 291A (2nd) for 528P (1st[1. Howe was the career leader in points from 1944-45 to 1946-47]) in 698 games (4th); 55.8 PS (21st)
At his retirement, Howe was 8th in GPG, 2nd in APG and 5th in PPG[2. Minimum 500 games, 34 qualifying players]
At his retirement, Howe was 15th All Time in Offensive Point Shares
Era: 2nd in Goals and GPG, 1st in Assists, APG, Points and PPG, 3rd in OPS and Games, 5th in PS[3. Of the 6 players to play in at least 600 games between 1929 and 1946, as only 3 played in 650 games over that span]
82-game average: 28G, 34A for 62P
3-year peak (1942-45): 50-game average of 25G, 35A for 59P
Playoffs: 17G, 27A[4. Howe was the career leader in playoff assists in 1944] for 27 points[5. Howe was the career leader in playoff points from 1944 to 1946] in 44 games
Adjusted: 343G, 506A for 849P
Adjusted 82-game average: 40G, 59A for 100P
Traded once in his prime, traded to the AHL[6. I.e. waived] at the end of his career, claimed in a dispersal draft.

NHL: 1929-43; 14 seasons, 3 quality as a forward, 7? of 11 quality as a D[1. By Defensive Point Shares]
134G, 190A (12th All Time at his retirement) for 324P (19th) in 557 games (14th); 54.9 PS (18th); 54.9 PS
At his retirement, Goodfellow was 19th All Time in GPG, 7th in APG and 13th in PPG[2. Minimum 500 games – 31 qualifying players]
Era: Goodfellow is 5th in Goals, Assists, Points and Games, 4th in GPG, PPG and OPS, 3rd in APG and PS[3. Of the 5 players to play in at least 550 games between 1929 and 1943]
82-game average: 20G, 28A for 48P
3-year peak (1938-41)[4. Playing defence]: 48-game average of 9G, 15A for 23P, 5.5 PS
Playoffs: 8G, 8A for 16P in 45 games
Adjusted: 230G, 453A for 683P
Adjusted 82-game average: 34G, 67A for 101P
Never traded.

NHL: 1940-54; 14 seasons, 12 quality
Totals:
- 215G (20th All Time at his retirement),
- 408A (1st – Lach held the career lead in assists from 1951-52 until 1957-58) for
- 623P (2nd – Lach held the career lead in points from 1951-52 until 1953-54) in
- 664 games (8th);
- 61.1 PS (24th)
Per Game: At his retirement, Lach was
- 23rd All Time in GPG,
- 2nd in APG (only 4 qualifying players…) and
- 5th in PPG
At his retirement, Lach was 15th All Time in Offensive Point Shares
Era: Of the 10 players to play in at least 600 games between 1940 and 1954, as only 3 players played in 650 games, Lach is
- 5th in Goals and GPG,
- 1st in Assists and APG,
- 2nd in Points, PPG and Games,
- 3rd in OPS,
- 4th in PS
82-game average: 26G, 50A for 77P
3-year peak (1942-45): 50-game average of 24G, 50A for 73P
Playoffs:
- 19G,
- 45A (Lach held the career record for playoff assists from 1952 until 1957)
- 64P in
- 76 games;
- Lach held the career record for playoff APG, among all qualifying players, from 1946 until 1952.
Adjusted:
- Hockey-Reference:
  - 248G, 568A 816P
  - Adjusted 82-game: 31G, 70A for 101P
  - Per Game: Lach is
    - 8th All Time in Adjusted APG and
    - 16th in Adjusted PPG
- VsX:
  - 351G, 804A, 930P [Stats calculated separately, relative to others, so they don’t add up]
  - Per Game: Lach is
    - 7th All Time in APG
    - 21st All Time in PPG
Never traded.

NHL: 1927-33, 1934-35; 7 seasons, 1 quality[1. By modern standards of PPG]
51G, 56A for 107P in 246 games
Era: Gainor is not in the Top 25 in any category for his era[2. Minimum 200 games]
82-game average: 17G, 19A for 35P
3-year peak (1928-31): 44-game average of 14G, 14A for 28P
Playoffs: 2G, 1A for 3P in 22 games
Adjusted: 103G, 207A for 310P
Adjusted 82-game average: 34G, 69A for 103P
Dominance Quotient: Gainor never led a team
Traded twice in his prime.

NHL: 1919-27; 8 seasons, 4 quality[1. By modern PPG standards]
77G (18th All Time when he was traded out of the NHL), 34A (19th) for 111P (20th) in 211 games (11th); 12 PS
82-game average: 30G, 13A for 43P
3-year peak (1920-32): 24-game average of 13G, 8A for 22P
No NHL Playoff appearances
Adjusted: 115G, 159A for 274P
Adjusted 82-game average: 45G, 62A for 106P
Traded once during his prime, traded out of the NHL.

NHL: 1926-35; 9 seasons, 5 quality[1. by modern standards of PPG]
106G, 113A (12th All Time at his retirement) for 219P (20th) in 402 games (24th), 31.3 PS
At his retirement, Himes was 10th All Time in APG and 18th in PPG[2. Minimum 300 games, 57 qualifying players]
At his retirement, Himes was 22nd All Time in Offensive Point Shares
Era: Himes is 5th in Goals, GPG, Assists, APG, Points and PPG, 6th in OPS, 9th in PS and 10th in Games[3. Of the 11 players to play in at least 400 games between 1926 and 1935]
82-game average: 21G, 23A for 44P
3-year peak (1929-32): 44-game average of 14G, 18A for 33P
Playoffs: 0P in 2 games
Adjusted: 196G, 335A for 531P
Adjusted 82-game average: 40G, 68A for 108P
Never traded.

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NHL: 1927-28; 1929-40; 12 seasons, 10 quality[1. By modern PPG standards)]
Totals:
- 195G (11th All Time at his retirement),
- 192A (4th) for
- 387P (6th) in
- 509 games (22nd);
- 57.6 PS (15th)
At his retirement, Barry was 10th All Time in GPG, 4th in APG and 8th in PPG[2. Minimum 300 games]
At his retirement, Barry was 8th All Time in Offensive Point Shares
Era: Barry is 3rd in Goals and OPS, 2nd in GPG, Points and PPG, 1st in Assists and APG, 5th in PS and 12th in Games[3. Of the 14 players to play in at least 500 games between 1927 and 1940]
82-game average: 31G, 31A for 62P
3-year peak (1934-37): 44 game average of 18G, 20A for 38P
Playoffs: 15G, 18A for 33P in 43 games
Adjusted:
- Hockey-Reference:
  - 339G, 445A for 784P
  - Adjusted 82-game average: 55G, 72A for 126P
  - Per Game:
- VsX:
Traded once, left unprotected once.

NHL: 1936-43, 1945-48; 11 seasons, all quality
201G (13th All Time at his retirement), 231A (10th) for 432P (9th) in 423 games; 52.5 PS
At his retirement, Apps was 6th All Time in GPG, 7th in APG and 2nd in PPG, minimum 300 games
At his retirement, Apps was 15th All Time in Offensive Point Shares
Era: Apps is 2nd in Goals, APG, PPG and OPS, 1st in GPG, 5th in Assists and PS, 3rd in Points and 19th in Games[1. This despite missing two seasons due to WWII][2. Of the 23 players to play in at least 400 games between 1936 and 1948]
82-game average: 40G, 45A for 84P
3-year peak (1940-43): 48-game average of 28G, 29A for 56P
Playoffs: 25G, 29A for 54P in 69 games[3. Apps briefly held the career record for playoff assists and points in 1942]
Adjusted: 274G, 390A for 664P
Adjusted 82-game average: 53G, 76A for 129P
If the qualifier is set to 300 games, Apps is 15th All Time in Adjusted PPG
Never traded.