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List of WHA statistical leaders

The following is a historical list of World Hockey Association (WHA) statistical leaders, which lasted from 1972 to 1979 as a professional hockey league in North America. It merged with the National Hockey League in 1979. While the NHL does not recognize the statistics of the WHA, Hockey Reference lists all available statistics of the WHA side-by-side with the NHL.

Skaters

Regular season: Points

Source:

Regular season: Points per game

Minimum 500 points
  1. Bobby Hull, 1.552
  2. Réal Cloutier, 1.534
  3. Marc Tardif, 1.493
  4. André Lacroix, 1.448
  5. Robbie Ftorek, 1.402
  6. Serge Bernier, 1.357
  7. Christian Bordeleau, 1.223
  8. Gordie Howe, 1.212
  9. Mark Howe, 1.183

Regular season: Points in one game

Source:

Playoffs: Points

  1. Mark Howe: 92
  2. Bobby Hull: 80
  3. Serge Bernier: 74
  4. Gordie Howe: 71
  5. Ulf Nilsson: 67
  6. Larry Lund: 65
  7. Réal Cloutier: 63
  8. Anders Hedberg: 63
  9. Marc Tardif: 59
  10. Poul Popiel: 54
  11. Tom Webster: 54
  12. Terry Ruskowski: 54
  13. Peter Sullivan: 53
  14. Larry Pleau: 51
  15. Christian Bordeleau: 50
  16. Willy Lindström: 48
  17. Gord Labossiere: 44
  18. André Lacroix: 43
  19. Bobby Guindon: 43
  20. Mike Antonovich: 41

Regular season: Goals

Regular season: Goals per game

Minimum: 200 goals
  1. Anders Hedberg, 0.825
  2. Réal Cloutier, 0.767
  3. Bobby Hull, 0.737
  4. Marc Tardif, 0.709
  5. Tom Wesbter, 0.625
  6. Robbie Ftorek, 0.579
  7. Danny Lawson, 0.556
  8. Serge Bernier, 0.552
  9. Mark Howe, 0.488
  10. André Lacroix, 0.456

Playoffs: Goals

  1. Bobby Hull, 43
  2. Mark Howe, 41
  3. Anders Hedberg, 35
  4. Réal Cloutier, 33
  5. Larry Pleau, 29
  6. Tom Webster, 28
  7. Gordie Howe, 28
  8. Serge Bernier, 28
  9. Marc Tardif, 27
  10. Willy Lindström, 26
  11. Frank Hughes, 24
  12. Bob Guindon, 24
  13. Mike Antonovich, 21
  14. Peter Sullivan, 21
  15. Murray Hall, 21
  16. Larry Lund, 20
  17. Blair MacDonald, 20
  18. Mike Walton, 20
  19. Norm Beaudin, 18
  20. Ted Taylor, 18
  21. Terry Ruskowski, 18

Regular season: Power Play goals

Source:

  1. Réal Cloutier, 87
  2. Bobby Hull, 82
  3. André Lacroix, 76
  4. Marc Tardif, 69
  5. Anders Hedberg, 68
  6. Robbie Ftorek, 59
  7. Gordie Howe, 57
  8. Serge Bernier, 51
  9. Tom Webster, 50
  10. Ron Chipperfield, 48
  11. Mark Howe, 47
  12. Frank Hughes, 44
  13. Danny Lawson, 40
  14. Wayne Rivers, 39
  15. George Morrison, 39
  16. Larry Lund, 38
  17. Wayne Connelly, 38
  18. Réjean Houle, 38
  19. Morris Lukowich, 35
  20. André Hinse, 35
  21. Gene Peacosh, 35
  22. Larry Pleau, 35
  23. Norm Ferguson, 35
  24. Willy Lindström, 34
  25. Mark Napier, 33

Regular season: Assists

Source:

Regular season: Assists per game

Minimum: 200 assists
  1. Ulf Nilsson, 1.147
  2. Andre Lacroix, 0.993
  3. Robbie Ftorek, 0.823
  4. Bobby Hull, 0.815
  5. Serge Bernier, 0.806
  6. Gordie Howe, 0.797
  7. Christian Bordeleau, 0.789
  8. J.C. Tremblay, 0.789
  9. Marc Tardif, 0.785

Playoffs: Assists

  1. Ulf Nilsson, 53
  2. Mark Howe, 51
  3. Poul Popiel, 47
  4. Serge Bernier, 46
  5. Larry Lund, 45
  6. Gordie Howe, 43
  7. Bobby Hull, 37
  8. Terry Ruskowski, 36
  9. Christian Bordeleau, 34
  10. Jim Dorey, 33
  11. Rick Ley, 33
  12. Marc Tardif, 32
  13. Peter Sullivan, 32
  14. Réal Cloutier, 30
  15. André Lacroix, 29
  16. Gord Labossiere, 28
  17. Anders Hedberg, 28
  18. Tom Webster, 26
  19. John French, 25
  20. John Schella, 25
  21. Mike Ford, 25
  22. J.C. Tremblay, 23
  23. Dave Keon, 23

Regular season: Games played (skaters)

  1. Andre Lacroix, 551
  2. Ron Plumb, 549
  3. Paul Shmyr, 511
  4. Michel Parizeau, 509
  5. Mike Antonovich, 486
  6. Rick Ley, 478
  7. John McKenzie, 477
  8. Blair MacDonald, 476
  9. Larry Pleau, 468
  10. Poul Popiel, 467
  11. Bob Guindon, 463
  12. Larry Lund, 459
  13. Al Hamilton, 455
  14. Rosaire Paiement, 455
  15. Ken Block, 455
  16. J.C. Tremblay, 454
  17. Ted Green, 452
  18. Rene Leclerc, 452
  19. Marty Howe, 449
  20. Don Burgess, 446
  21. Marc Tardif, 446
  22. François Lacombe,440
  23. Norm Ferguson, 436
  24. Bryan Campbell, 433
  25. Tim Sheehy, 433

Regular season: Penalty minutes

  1. Paul Baxter, 962
  2. Kim Clackson, 932
  3. Cam Connor, 904
  4. Pierre Roy, 860
  5. Paul Shmyr, 860
  6. Gord Gallant, 849
  7. John Schella, 844
  8. Steve Sutherland, 805
  9. John Hughes, 778
  10. Ron Busniuk, 762
  11. Terry Ruskowski, 761
  12. Curt Brackenbury, 753
  13. Rick Ley, 716
  14. Jack Carlson, 694
  15. Glen Irwin, 633
  16. Doug Barrie, 620
  17. John McKenzie, 619
  18. Poul Popiel, 618
  19. Jim Dorey, 617
  20. Frank Beaton, 614
  21. Ted Taylor, 600
  22. Rosaire Paiement, 592
  23. Pierre Guite, 585
  24. Peter Driscoll, 577
  25. Gilles Bilodeau, 570
  26. Butch Deadmarsh, 570

Goaltenders

Regular season: Games played

Source:

  1. Ernie Wakely, 334
  2. Don McLeod, 332
  3. John Garrett, 323
  4. Joe Daley, 308
  5. Richard Brodeur, 305
  6. Al Smith, 260
  7. Dave Dryden, 242
  8. Gerry Cheevers, 191
  9. Jack Norris, 191
  10. Gary Kurt, 176
  11. Wayne Rutledge, 175
  12. Gilles Gratton, 161
  13. Michel Dion, 149
  14. Ron Grahame, 143
  15. Paul Hoganson, 143
  16. Serge Aubry, 142
  17. Mike Curran, 130
  18. Bruce Landon, 122
  19. Russ Gillow, 109
  20. Wayne Wood, 104
  21. Christer Abrahamsson, 102
  22. Cam Newton, 102
  23. Pete Donnelly, 100
  24. Bob Whidden, 98
  25. Jim McLeod, 97

Regular season: Wins

Source:

  1. Joe Daley, 167
  2. Richard Brodeur, 165
  3. Ernie Wakely, 164
  4. Don McLeod, 155
  5. John Garrett, 148
  6. Al Smith, 141
  7. Dave Dryden, 112
  8. Ron Grahame, 102
  9. Gerry Cheevers, 99
  10. Wayne Rutledge, 94
  11. Jack Norris, 86
  12. Gilles Gratton, 81
  13. Gary Kurt, 72
  14. Serge Aubry, 65
  15. Mike Curran, 63
  16. Michel Dion, 62
  17. Bruce Landon, 50
  18. Cam Newton, 48
  19. Paul Hoganson, 44
  20. Pete Donnelly, 44
  21. Christer Abrahamsson, 41
  22. Wayne Wood, 39
  23. Jean-Louis Levasseur, 37
  24. Russ Gillow, 37
  25. Bob Whidden, 34

Regular season: Shutouts

A goaltender achieves a shutout when he does not allow a goal against him and plays the full game.

  1. Ernie Wakely, 16
  2. John Garrett, 14
  3. Gerry Cheevers, 14
  4. Joe Daley, 12
  5. Ron Grahame, 12
  6. Don McLeod, 11
  7. Al Smith, 10
  8. Richard Brodeur, 8
  9. Dave Dryden, 8
  10. Mike Curran, 7
  11. Wayne Rutledge, 6
  12. Jean-Louis Levasseur, 5
  13. Jack Norris, 5
  14. Paul Hoganson, 5
  15. Michel Dion, 5
  16. Pete Donnelly, 5
  17. Ken Broderick, 4
  18. Serge Aubry, 4
  19. Gilles Gratton, 4
  20. Russ Gillow, 4

Regular season: Goals against average

Goals against average is the average number of goals a goaltender allows over a 60-minute period (the regulation length of a game). It is calculated by multiplying the goals against by 60 minutes, then dividing by the total minutes played.

Minimum 250 games played
  1. Al Smith, 3.252
  2. Ernie Wakely, 3.302
  3. Don McLeod, 3.326
  4. Joe Daley, 3.371
  5. John Garrett, 3.520
  6. Richard Brodeur, 3.638

Regular season: Saves

  1. John Garrett, 9382
  2. Ernie Wakely, 8884
  3. Richard Brodeur, 8341
  4. Joe Daley, 8065
  5. Don McLeod, 8022
  6. Al Smith, 6629
  7. Dave Dryden, 6274
  8. Gerry Cheevers, 5612
  9. Jack Norris, 5067
  10. Wayne Rutledge, 4760
  11. Gilles Gratton, 4449
  12. Gary Kurt, 4429
  13. Mike Curran, 3924
  14. Ron Grahame, 3839
  15. Michel Dion, 3664

Playoffs: Games played

Source:

  1. Richard Brodeur, 51
  2. Joe Daley, 49
  3. Ron Grahame, 36
  4. Al Smith, 35
  5. John Garrett, 32
  6. Don McLeod, 31
  7. Ernie Wakely, 31
  8. Gerry Cheevers, 19
  9. Dave Dryden, 18
  10. Wayne Rutledge, 16
  11. Cap Raeder, 15
  12. Gilles Gratton, 13
  13. Cam Newton, 11
  14. Andre Gill, 11
  15. Jack Norris, 10
  16. Gary Smith, 10
  17. Les Binkley, 10
  18. Russ Gillow, 9
  19. Bruce Landon, 8

Playoffs: Shutouts

Source:

  1. Ron Grahame, 4
  2. Richard Brodeur, 3
  3. Joe Daley, 2
  4. Ernie Wakely, 2
  5. Jim Park, 2
  6. Cap Raeder, 2
  7. Gilles Gratton, 1
  8. Don McLeod, 1
  9. Al Smith, 1
  10. John Garrett, 1
  11. Paul Hoganson, 1

Playoffs: Goals allowed

Source:

  1. Richard Brodeur, 177
  2. Joe Daley, 149
  3. Al Smith, 124
  4. John Garrett, 124
  5. Ron Grahame, 116
  6. Ernie Wakely, 109
  7. Don McLeod, 96
  8. Gerry Cheevers, 63
  9. Dave Dryden, 63
  10. Wayne Rutledge, 42
  11. Les Binkley, 40
  12. Cam Newton, 40
  13. Cap Raeder, 38
  14. Andre Gill, 38
  15. Gilles Gratton, 37

Coaches

Regular season: Games coached

  1. Bill Dineen, 545
  2. Harry Neale, 404
  3. Jacques Demers, 311
  4. Terry Slater, 258
  5. Joe Crozier, 239
  6. Ron Ingram, 212
  7. Billy Harris, 197
  8. Pat Stapleton, 181
  9. Glen Sather, 178
  10. Glen Sonmor, 178

Regular season: Coaching wins

  1. Bill Dineen, 318
  2. Harry Neale, 208
  3. Jacques Demers, 144
  4. Terry Slater, 116
  5. Joe Crozier, 109
  6. Billy Harris, 99
  7. Bobby Kromm, 98
  8. Jean-Guy Gendron, 96
  9. Glen Sather, 95
  10. Ron Ingram, 92

Regular season: Coaching points percentage

Points percentage is determined by the number of points a team earns (equal to the number of ties, plus twice the number of wins) divided by the total possible points (equal to twice the number of games).

Minimum 200 games coached
  1. Bill Dineen, .609
  2. Harry Neale, .541
  3. Jacques Demers, .498
  4. Joe Crozier, .483
  5. Terry Slater, .473
  6. Ron Ingram, .467

Playoffs: Games coached

  1. Bill Dineen, 71
  2. Harry Neale, 65
  3. Bobby Kromm, 33
  4. Glen Sather, 23
  5. Jack Kelley, 21
  6. Jacques Demers, 20
  7. Jean-Guy Gendron, 20
  8. Bobby Hull, 18
  9. Ron Ingram, 18
  10. Pat Stapleton, 18

Playoffs: Coaching wins

  1. Bill Dineen, 44
  2. Harry Neale, 32
  3. Bobby Kromm, 23
  4. Jack Kelley, 14
  5. Marc Boileau, 12
  6. Jean-Guy Gendron, 9
  7. Bobby Hull, 9
  8. Jacques Demers, 8
  9. Billy Harris, 8
  10. Larry Hillman, 8
  11. Ron Ingram, 8
  12. Tom McVie, 8
  13. Glen Sather, 8
  14. Pat Stapleton, 8

Playoffs: Coaching win percentage

Minimum 20 games coached
  1. Bobby Kromm, .697
  2. Jack Kelley, .667
  3. Bill Dineen, .620
  4. Harry Neale, .492
  5. Jean-Guy Gendron, .450
  6. Jacques Demers, .400
  7. Glen Sather, .348

Playoffs: Avco World Trophy championships

  1. Bill Dineen, 2
  2. Marc Boileau, 1
  3. Larry Hillman, 1
  4. Jack Kelley, 1
  5. Bobby Kromm, 1
  6. Tom McVie, 1

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