| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | Lge | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1976-77 | Peterborough Petes | OHA | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 1977-78 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHA | 64 | 70 | 112 | 182 | 14 | ||||||
| 1978-79 | Indianapolis Racers | WHA | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | -3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1978-79 | Edmonton Oilers | WHA | 72 | 43 | 61 | 104 | 19 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 2 |
| 1979-80 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 79 | 51 | 86 | 137 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980-81 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 80 | 55 | 109 | 164 | 28 | 41 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 4 |
| 1981-82 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 80 | 92 | 120 | 212 | 26 | 81 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 |
| 1982-83 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 80 | 71 | 125 | 196 | 59 | 60 | 16 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 4 |
| 1983-84 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 74 | 87 | 118 | 205 | 39 | 76 | 19 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 12 |
| 1984-85 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 80 | 73 | 135 | 208 | 52 | 98 | 18 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 4 |
| 1985-86 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 80 | 52 | 163 | 215 | 46 | 71 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 2 |
| 1986-87 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 79 | 62 | 121 | 183 | 28 | 70 | 21 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 6 |
| 1987-88 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 64 | 40 | 109 | 149 | 24 | 39 | 19 | 12 | 31 | 43 | 16 |
| 1988-89 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 78 | 54 | 114 | 168 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 0 |
| 1989-90 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 73 | 40 | 102 | 142 | 42 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 |
| 1990-91 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 78 | 41 | 122 | 163 | 16 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 2 |
| 1991-92 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 74 | 31 | 90 | 121 | 34 | -12 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| 1992-93 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 45 | 16 | 49 | 65 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 4 |
| 1993-94 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 81 | 38 | 92 | 130 | 20 | -25 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1994-95 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 48 | 11 | 37 | 48 | 6 | -20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1995-96 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 62 | 15 | 66 | 81 | 32 | -7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1995-96 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 18 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 2 | -6 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 0 |
| 1996-97 | New York Rangers | NHL | 82 | 25 | 72 | 97 | 28 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 2 |
| 1997-98 | New York Rangers | NHL | 82 | 23 | 67 | 90 | 28 | -11 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1998-99 | New York Rangers | NHL | 70 | 9 | 53 | 62 | 14 | -23 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WHA Totals | 80 | 46 | 64 | 110 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 2 | |||
| NHL Totals | 1487 | 894 | 1963 | 2857 | 577 | 208 | 122 | 260 | 382 | 66 | |||
| Record | Value |
|---|---|
| Most goals | 894 in 1,487 games |
| Most goals, including playoffs | 1,016 in 1,487 reg. season and 208 playoff games |
| Most goals, one season | 92 in 1981‑82, 80‑game sched. |
| Most goals, one season, including playoffs | 100 in 1983‑84, 87 goals in 74 reg. season games and 13 in 19 playoff games |
| Most goals, 50 games from start of season | 61 in 1981‑82 (Oct. 7, 1981 to Jan. 22, 1982, 80-game sched.) and 1983‑84 (Oct. 5, 1983 to Jan. 25, 1984), 80-game sched. |
| Most goals, one period | 4 (tied with 10 other players) Feb. 18, 1981 |
| Most assists | 1,963 |
| Most assists, including playoffs | 2,223 |
| Most assists, one season | 163 in 1985‑86, 80‑game sched. |
| Most assists, one season, including playoffs | 174 in 1985‑86, 163 assists in 80 reg. season games and 11 in 10 playoff games |
| Most assists, one game | 7 (tied with Billy “The Kid” Taylor) on three occasions |
| Most assists, one road game | 7 (tied with Billy "The Kid" Taylor) 11 Dec. 1985 |
| Most points | 2,857 in 1,487 games (894 goals, 1,963 assists) |
| Most points, including playoffs | 3,239 in 1,487 reg. season and 208 playoff games (1016 goals, 2223 assists) |
| Most points, one season | 215 in 1985‑86, 80‑game sched. (52 goals, 163 assists) |
| Most points, one season, including playoffs | 255 in 1984‑85; 208 points in 80 reg. season games and 47 in 18 playoff games |
| Most overtime assists, career | 15 |
| Most goals by a centre, career | 894 |
| Most goals by a centre, one season | 92 in 1981‑82, 80‑game sched. |
| Most assists by a centre, career | 1,963 |
| Most assists by a centre, one season | 163 in 1985‑86, 80‑game sched. |
| Most points by a centre, career | 2,857 |
| Most points by a centre, one season | 215 in 1985‑86, 80‑game sched. |
| Most assists in one game by a player in his first season | 7 on Feb. 15, 1980 |
| Highest goals-per-game average, one season | 1.18 in 1983‑84, 87 goals in 74 games |
| Highest assists-per-game average, career (300 min.) | 1.321 - 1,963 assists in 1,487 games |
| Highest assists-per-game average, one season | 2.04 in 1985‑86, 163 assists in 80 games |
| Highest points-per-game average, one season (among players with 50-or-more points) | 2.77 in 1983‑84, 205 points in 74 games |
| Most 40-or-more goal seasons | 12 in 20 seasons |
| Most consecutive 40-or-more goal seasons | 12 from 1979‑80 to 1990‑91 |
| Most 50-or-more goal seasons | 9 (tied with Mike Bossy) |
| Most 60-or-more goal seasons | 5 (tied with Mike Bossy) |
| Most consecutive 60-or-more goals seasons | 4 from 1981‑82 to 1984‑85 |
| Most 100-or-more point seasons | 15 |
| Most consecutive 100-or-more point seasons | 13 from 1979‑80 to 1991‑92 |
| Most three-or-more goal games, career | 50 - 37 3‑goal (hat trick) games; 9 4‑goal games; 4 5‑goal games |
| Most three goal games, one season | 10 (done twice) in 1981‑82 and 1983‑84 |
| Longest consecutive assist scoring streak | 23 games in 1990‑91, 48 assists |
| Longest consecutive point-scoring streak | 51 games in 1983‑84 (Oct. 5, 1983 to Jan. 28, 1984, 61 goals, 92 assists for 153 points) |
| Longest consecutive point-scoring streak from start of season | 51 in 1983‑84 (Oct. 5, 1983 to Jan. 28, 1984, 61 goals, 92 assists for 153 points) |
| Record | Value |
|---|---|
| Most playoff goals, career | 122 |
| Most playoff assists, career | 260 |
| Most assists, one playoff year | 31 in 1988 (19 games) |
| Most assists in one series (other than final) | 14 (tied with Rick Middleton) in 1985 Conference Finals (6 games vs. Chicago) |
| Most assists in final series | 10 in 1988 (4 games, plus suspended game vs. Boston) |
| Most assists, one playoff game | 6 (tied with Mikko Leinonen) Apr. 9, 1987 |
| Most assists, one playoff period | 3 - 3 assists by one player in one period of a playoff game has been recorded on 70 occasions, 5 of them by Gretzky |
| Most points, career | 382 - 122 goals and 260 assists |
| Most points, one playoff year | 47 in 1985 (17 goals and 30 assists in 18 games) |
| Most points in final series | 13 in 1988 3 goals and 10 assists (4 games plus suspended game vs. Boston, 3 goals) |
| Most points, one playoff period | 4 (tied with 9 other players) |
| Most short-handed goals, one playoff year | 3 (tied with 5 other players) 1983 |
| Most short-handed goals, one playoff game | 2 (tied with 8 other players) Apr. 6, 1983 |
| Most game-winning goals in playoffs, career | 24 (tied with Brett Hull) |
| Most three-or-more goals games (hat trick) | 10 (8 3‑goal games, 2 4‑goal games) |
| Record | Value |
|---|---|
| Most All‑Star game goals, career | 13 (in 18 games played) |
| Most All‑Star game goals, one game | 4 (tied with 3 players) 1983 Campbell Conference |
| Most All‑Star game goals, one period | 4 in 1983 Campbell Conference, third period |
| Most All‑Star game assists, career | 12 (tied with 4 others) |
| Most All‑Star game points, career | 25 (13 goals, 12 assists in 18 games) |
| Most All‑Star game points, one period | 4 (tied with Mike Gartner and Adam Oates) 1983 Campbell Conference, third period (4 goals) |
| Record | Value |
|---|---|
| Youngest player to score 50 goals in a season | 19 years, 2 months |
| Most points by an NHL player in his first year | 137 (because of his season in the WHA, Gretzky was not considered a rookie during his first year in the NHL) |
| Most assists by an NHL player in his first year | 86 |
| Most 200-or-more point seasons | 4 |
| Most consecutive 200 point seasons | 3 |
| Most 70-or-more goal seasons | 4 |
| Most consecutive 70 goal seasons | 4 |
| Most 80-or-more goal seasons | 2 |
| Most 90-or-more goal seasons | 1 |
| Fastest 50 goals from start of season | 39 games |
| Fastest 100 points | 34 games (1983‑84) |
| Most seasons averaging at least 1 point per game | 19 |
| Most consecutive seasons averaging at least 1 point per game | 19 |
| Most seasons averaging at least 2 points per game | 10 |
| Most consecutive seasons averaging at least 2 points per game | 9 |
| Most game-winning goals in the playoffs | 24 (tied with Brett Hull) |
| Most 100-or-more assist seasons | 11 |
| Most consecutive 100-or-more assist seasons | 11 |
| Most short-handed regular season career goals | 73 |
| Most NHL and WHA regular season assists | 2,027 |
| Most NHL and WHA regular season points | 2,967 |
| Most NHL and WHA regular season and playoff goals | 1,072 (one more than Gordie Howe) |
| Most NHL and WHA regular season and playoff assists | 2,297 |
| Most NHL and WHA regular season and playoff points | 3,369 |
| Most Hart Trophies | 9 |
| Most scoring championships (Art Ross Trophies) | 10 |
| Largest margin of victory in the scoring race | 79 (1983‑84) |
| Most seasons where he was his team's leading scorer | 19 |
| Most official NHL records | 61 on retirement, 60 at present |
| Highest Plus/Minus in a single playoff year | +28 (1984‑85) |
| Highest Plus/Minus by a forward, single season | +98 |
| Highest Plus/Minus by a forward, career | +518 |
| Year | League | Award |
|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 | NHL | Hart Memorial Trophy |
| 1979-80 | NHL | Lady Byng Memorial Trophy |
| 1980-81 | NHL | Art Ross Trophy |
| 1980-81 | NHL | Hart Memorial Trophy |
| 1981-82 | NHL | Art Ross Trophy |
| 1981-82 | NHL | Hart Memorial Trophy |
| 1981-82 | NHL | Lester B. Pearson Trophy |
| 1982-83 | NHL | Art Ross Trophy |
| 1982-83 | NHL | Hart Memorial Trophy |
| 1982-83 | NHL | Lester B. Pearson Trophy |
| 1983-84 | NHL | Art Ross Trophy |
| 1983-84 | NHL | Hart Memorial Trophy |
| 1983-84 | NHL | Lester B. Pearson Trophy |
| 1984-85 | NHL | Art Ross Trophy |
| 1984-85 | NHL | Hart Memorial Trophy |
| 1984-85 | NHL | Conn Smythe Trophy |
| 1984-85 | NHL | Lester B. Pearson Trophy |
| 1985-86 | NHL | Art Ross Trophy |
| 1985-86 | NHL | Hart Memorial Trophy |
| 1986-87 | NHL | Art Ross Trophy |
| 1986-87 | NHL | Hart Memorial Trophy |
| 1986-87 | NHL | Lester B. Pearson Trophy |
| 1987-88 | NHL | Conn Smythe Trophy |
| 1988-89 | NHL | Hart Memorial Trophy |
| 1989-90 | NHL | Art Ross Trophy |
| 1990-91 | NHL | Art Ross Trophy |
| 1990-91 | NHL | Lady Byng Memorial Trophy |
| 1991-92 | NHL | Lady Byng Memorial Trophy |
| 1993-94 | NHL | Art Ross Trophy |
| 1993-94 | NHL | Lady Byng Memorial Trophy |
| 1998-99 | NHL | Lady Byng Memorial Trophy |