nhl defenseman with the worst plus minus

Bob Stewart has the lowest career plus/minus by a defenseman, at -257.

NAME+/-GPGAPPIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Bob Stewart
B. Stewart
-257
575
27
101
128
809
4
6
0
5
1
552
4.9
2Dave Babych
D. Babych
-216
1,195
142
581
723
970
86
287
1
10
20
1
2,791
5.1
3Leo Boivin
L. Boivin
-212
728
52
175
227
620
8
22
3
5
5
1,344
3.9
4Larry Cahan
L. Cahan
-205
475
31
79
110
495
9
12
0
4
5
790
3.9
5Joe Cirella
J. Cirella
-200
828
64
211
275
1,446
22
76
2
8
4
0
1,084
5.9
6Willie Huber
W. Huber
-199
655
104
217
321
950
33
80
4
6
10
0
1,587
6.6
7Jack Lynch
J. Lynch
-196
382
24
106
130
336
7
45
0
2
2
601
4.0
8Michel Petit
M. Petit
-179
827
90
238
328
1,839
38
91
2
4
10
1
1,353
6.7
9Rob Ramage
R. Ramage
-178
1,044
139
425
564
2,226
76
206
1
9
20
3
2,883
4.8
10Rasmus Ristolainen
R. Ristolainen
-169
820
57
261
318
399
15
106
1
6
8
5
1,513
3.8
1
2
50.0
1,948
1,317
204
464
22:35
11Greg Joly
G. Joly
-165
365
21
76
97
250
7
25
2
1
3
464
4.5
12Bob Woytowich
B. Woytowich
-161
504
32
126
158
354
11
50
2
2
1
737
4.3
13Dennis Kearns
D. Kearns
-155
677
31
290
321
386
11
132
1
2
3
899
3.4
14Harry Howell
H. Howell
-152
932
69
251
320
797
12
78
0
5
10
2,167
3.2
15Bill Mikkelson
B. Mikkelson
-146
147
4
18
22
105
3
1
0
0
0
94
4.3
16Seth Jones
S. Jones
-142
912
106
367
473
326
32
134
1
7
21
12
1,993
5.3
0
0
1,061
1,487
457
765
23:45
17Gary Nylund
G. Nylund
-142
608
32
139
171
1,235
4
17
0
5
1
0
709
4.5
18Gord Smith
G. Smith
-141
299
9
30
39
284
4
3
0
2
1
211
4.3
19John Barrett
J. Barrett
-140
488
20
77
97
604
0
1
0
0
2
0
509
3.9
20Mike Kitchen
M. Kitchen
-139
474
12
62
74
370
0
3
1
1
1
0
323
3.7
21Randy Carlyle
R. Carlyle
-137
1,055
148
499
647
1,400
55
240
4
14
18
2
2,177
6.8
22Gilles Marotte
G. Marotte
-136
808
56
265
321
921
13
59
1
9
6
1,867
3.0
23Steven Finn
S. Finn
-131
725
34
78
112
1,724
2
8
1
0
2
0
679
5.0
24Reed Larson
R. Larson
-128
904
222
463
685
1,388
88
185
8
9
17
0
2,926
7.6
25Jack Johnson
J. Johnson
-127
1,228
77
265
342
639
29
92
1
7
11
3
1,679
4.6
4
9
44.4
1,944
1,839
250
572
20:55
StatMuse has season-level data for +/- going back to the 1959-60 season.

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55
16
11
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50
20
12
112
53
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46
24
12
104
32
43
33
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26
17
95
15
41
30
11
93
13
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43
33
6
92
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Kings Kings - x
35
27
20
90
-22
39
35
8
86
-41
34
37
11
79
-37
34
39
9
77
-47
25
49
8
58
-100
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
50
23
9
109
47
50
26
6
106
59
48
24
10
106
27
45
27
10
100
22
44
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11
99
32
41
31
10
92
-17
40
38
4
84
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32
36
14
78
-46
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53
22
7
113
56
41
25
16
98
25
43
27
12
98
7
43
30
9
95
19
40
30
12
92
0
43
34
5
91
-8
42
37
3
87
-24
34
39
9
77
-12