Player A Career: 3 Stanley Cups, 17 Regular Seasons, 617 career team wins (36 a year average) 1286 games—413 goals, 579 Assists, -155 +/- 100 Playoff games—34 goals, 49 Assists
Player B Career: 1 Stanley Cup, 19 Regular Seasons, 803 career team wins (42 a year average), 1294 games—427 goals, 613 Assists, +289 +/- 170 Playoff games—50 goals, 78 Assists
Also note that Player A and Player B played on the same team in the 2006, 7 and 8 seasons in which their statistics were as follows:
Player A—222 games, 66 goals, 60 assists, +5 +/-, .57 ppg
Player B—151 games, 33 goals, 83 assists, -24 +/-, 0.77 ppg
Player A’s teams made the playoffs 9 times in his 17 seasons (53% of the time)
Player B’s teams made the playoffs 14 times in his 19 seasons (74% of the time)
Player A’s teams were 3-0 in the Stanley Cup Finals
Player B’s teams were 1-2 in the Stanley Cup Finals
Player B is a shoe-in HOF’r and will have his number retired the moment he steps off the ice.
Player A is considered an above average player but one often disparaged and barely qualifying for the HOF.