TheDevilMadeMe
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First a technical note: The Art Ross was first awarded for the 1947-48 season, but I am including the scoring leaders for all NHL seasons.
Disclaimer: Competition isn't taken into account. Obviously, Wayne Gretzky at #2 in 1989 is a lot tougher than Teemu Selanne at #2 in 1999.
Everyone who won an NHL scoring title by more than 15% is included in the following table:
year | player | margin | percentage
1987 | Wayne Gretzky | 183-108 | 41.0
1984 | Wayne Gretzky | 205-126 | 38.5
1983 | Wayne Gretzky | 196-124 | 36.7
1985 | Wayne Gretzky | 208-135 | 35.1
1986 | Wayne Gretzky | 212-141 | 34.4
1982 | Wayne Gretzky | 212-147 | 30.7
1941 | Bill Cowley | 62-44 | 29.0
1953 | Gordie Howe | 95-71 | 25.3
1928 | Howie Morenz | 51-39 | 23.5
1951 | Gordie Howe | 86-66 | 23.3
1973 | Phil Esposito | 130-104 | 20.0
1952 | Gordie Howe | 86-69 | 19.8
1991 | Wayne Gretzky | 163-131 | 19.6
1966 | Bobby Hull | 97-78 | 19.6
1981 | Wayne Gretzky |164-135 | 17.7
1967 | Stan Mikita | 97-80 | 17.5
1935 | Charlie Conacher | 57-47 | 17.5
1970 | Bobby Orr | 120-99 | 17.5
1954 | Gordie Howe | 81-67 | 17.3
1940 | Milt Schmidt | 52-43 | 17.3
2014 | Sidney Crosby | 104-87 | 16.3
2016 | Patrick Kane | 106 - 89 | 16.0
1974 | Phil Esposito | 145-122 | 15.9
1999 | Jaromir Jagr | 127-107 | 15.7
1989 | Mario Lemieux | 199-168 | 15.6
1922 | Punch Broadbent | 46-39 | 15.2
1919 | Newsy Lalonde | 33-28 |15.2
1930 | Cooney Weiland | 73-62 | 15.1
1969 | Phil Esposito | 126-107 | 15.1
Notes:
Disclaimer: Competition isn't taken into account. Obviously, Wayne Gretzky at #2 in 1989 is a lot tougher than Teemu Selanne at #2 in 1999.
Everyone who won an NHL scoring title by more than 15% is included in the following table:
1987 | Wayne Gretzky | 183-108 | 41.0
1984 | Wayne Gretzky | 205-126 | 38.5
1983 | Wayne Gretzky | 196-124 | 36.7
1985 | Wayne Gretzky | 208-135 | 35.1
1986 | Wayne Gretzky | 212-141 | 34.4
1982 | Wayne Gretzky | 212-147 | 30.7
1941 | Bill Cowley | 62-44 | 29.0
1953 | Gordie Howe | 95-71 | 25.3
1928 | Howie Morenz | 51-39 | 23.5
1951 | Gordie Howe | 86-66 | 23.3
1973 | Phil Esposito | 130-104 | 20.0
1952 | Gordie Howe | 86-69 | 19.8
1991 | Wayne Gretzky | 163-131 | 19.6
1966 | Bobby Hull | 97-78 | 19.6
1981 | Wayne Gretzky |164-135 | 17.7
1967 | Stan Mikita | 97-80 | 17.5
1935 | Charlie Conacher | 57-47 | 17.5
1970 | Bobby Orr | 120-99 | 17.5
1954 | Gordie Howe | 81-67 | 17.3
1940 | Milt Schmidt | 52-43 | 17.3
2014 | Sidney Crosby | 104-87 | 16.3
2016 | Patrick Kane | 106 - 89 | 16.0
1974 | Phil Esposito | 145-122 | 15.9
1999 | Jaromir Jagr | 127-107 | 15.7
1989 | Mario Lemieux | 199-168 | 15.6
1922 | Punch Broadbent | 46-39 | 15.2
1919 | Newsy Lalonde | 33-28 |15.2
1930 | Cooney Weiland | 73-62 | 15.1
1969 | Phil Esposito | 126-107 | 15.1
Notes:
- 8 of Gretzky's 10 Art Rosses were by more than 15%
- 4 of Howe's 6 Art Rosses were by more than 15%
- 3 of Esposito's 5 Art Rosses were by more than 15%
- One-timers before World War 2: Cowley, Morenz, Conacher, Schmidt, Broadbent, Lalonde, Weiland
- One-timers after World War 2: Hull, Mikita, Orr, Jagr, Lemieux , Crosby, Kane
- It was obviously easier to lead the league by a higher percentage before WW2, when the seasons were shorter and seasonal totals were lower.
- Lemieux won 6 Art Rosses, but only 1 by a 15%+ margin. Two reasons: Gretzky & injuries.
- Teammates who led the league in scoring by wide margins in back-to-back years: Schmidt/Cowley, Hull/Mikita, Orr/Esposito
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