most career nhl points before 1988

Before 1987-88, Gordie Howe collected the most points, with 1,850 points.

Interpreted as:
most career NHL points by a player before 1988
NAMEPGPGA+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Gordie Howe
G. Howe
1,850
1,767
801
1,049
+160
1,685
211
353
24
12
121
3,803
10.1
2Marcel Dionne
M. Dionne
1,683
1,244
693
990
+47
526
208
380
19
11
69
2
5,105
13.6
3Phil Esposito
P. Esposito
1,590
1,282
717
873
+252
910
246
303
23
12
118
5,166
13.9
4Wayne Gretzky
W. Gretzky
1,520
632
543
977
+514
299
116
274
50
49
58
1
2,581
21.0
5Stan Mikita
S. Mikita
1,467
1,396
541
926
+329
1,264
150
312
12
6
84
4,482
12.1
6Johnny Bucyk
J. Bucyk
1,369
1,540
556
813
-7
493
159
284
4
0
92
3,087
16.2
7Gilbert Perreault
G. Perreault
1,326
1,191
512
814
+41
500
134
298
8
4
81
0
3,077
16.6
8Alex Delvecchio
A. Delvecchio
1,281
1,550
456
825
+24
383
111
265
15
16
75
3,129
10.1
9Jean Ratelle
J. Ratelle
1,267
1,280
491
776
+236
276
137
213
4
3
68
2,916
16.8
10Guy Lafleur
G. Lafleur
1,246
961
518
728
+470
381
139
239
3
2
94
0
3,204
16.2
11Norm Ullman
N. Ullman
1,229
1,410
490
739
+7
710
116
172
8
13
59
3,426
12.3
12Jean Beliveau
J. Beliveau
1,219
1,125
507
712
+117
1,033
173
269
0
2
83
2,627
11.4
13Bobby Clarke
B. Clarke
1,210
1,144
358
852
+507
1,453
99
234
32
35
38
1
2,582
13.9
14Bryan Trottier
B. Trottier
1,202
914
440
762
+475
677
134
229
17
15
63
1
2,203
20.0
15Bobby Hull
B. Hull
1,170
1,063
610
560
+249
634
154
170
19
10
98
4,577
12.7
16Mike Bossy
M. Bossy
1,126
752
573
553
+380
210
180
198
8
1
80
4
2,709
21.2
17Darryl Sittler
D. Sittler
1,121
1,096
484
637
+57
948
150
160
10
10
57
0
3,815
12.7
18Frank Mahovlich
F. Mahovlich
1,103
1,181
533
570
+266
1,054
122
182
11
5
82
3,366
14.6
19Henri Richard
H. Richard
1,046
1,258
358
688
+243
932
47
115
0
1
53
3,199
8.5
20Rod Gilbert
R. Gilbert
1,021
1,065
406
615
+38
510
108
215
0
0
52
3,142
12.9
21Denis Potvin
D. Potvin
1,001
988
291
710
+430
1,244
118
313
10
22
41
0
2,862
10.2
22Dave Keon
D. Keon
986
1,296
396
590
+61
117
67
156
32
16
65
3,946
10.0
23Andy Bathgate
A. Bathgate
973
1,069
349
624
-60
624
78
233
6
3
35
2,461
8.6
24Maurice Richard
M. Richard
966
978
544
422
+18
1,287
143
111
4
2
84
0
166
11.4
25Lanny McDonald
L. McDonald
965
1,000
479
486
+38
816
139
176
11
4
49
0
3,294
14.5
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