The other thing to note is that Gretzky, from Adrian's stats, has nearly a thousand more points than the next one on the list. However, in terms of goals, the difference isn't nearly as great with "just" a ~90 goal advantage over Howe. The difference in points is from his assists which is ~700 more than the next highest in assists and nearly 900 more than the next highest in points. In hockey, multiple players can be counted as assisted on a single goal. Therefore, the comparison to baseball is very tough. It would be similar to saying that if you hit a single to advance the baserunner, who eventually scored, then you deserve an RBI for that.
Last edited by glchen; 06-06-2013 at 10:40 AM.
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