The most dominant Toronto Maple Leaf, season by season
I decided to take a look at who the most dominant player for the Toronto Maple Leafs was by season. Each season's highest PPG total (with a minimum GP threshold of half a season) is shown at an 82 game pace. Here are the results.
Obviously this doesn't take most defenseman and goalies into account. Not sure how to account for that properly.
1926-27 - Ace Bailey (54.67pts): 9.57 point lead over Bill Carson
1927-28 - Bill Carson (66.63pts): 3.27 point lead over Hap Day
1928-29 - Ace Bailey (59.64pts): 9.32 point lead over Andy Blair
1929-30 - Ace Bailey (82pts): 6 point lead over Baldy Cotton
1930-31 - Charlie Conacher (95.3pts): 6.83 point lead over Joe Primeau
1931-32 - Busher Jackson (90.54pts): 1.09 point lead over Charlie Conacher
1932-33 - Busher Jackson (75.17pts): 7.52 point lead over Charlie Conacher
1933-34 - Charlie Conacher (101.52pts): 17.7 point lead over Joe Primeau
1934-35 - Charlie Conacher (99.45pts): 13.55 point lead over Busher Jackson
1935-36 - Charlie Conacher (70.82pts): 5.9 point lead over Bill Thoms
1936-37 - Syl Apps (76.88pts): 5.58 point lead over Busher Jackson
1937-38 - Gordie Drillon (88.83pts): 1.6 point lead over Syl Apps
1938-39 - Syl Apps (74.55pts): 4.85 point lead over Gordie Drillon
1939-40 - Syl Apps (91.11pts): 14.83 point lead over Gordie Drillon
1940-41 - Syl Apps (88pts): 2.1 point lead over Gordie Drillon
1941-42 - Syl Apps (88.47pts): 18.43 point lead over Gordie Drillon
1942-43 - Syl Apps (113.1pts): 14.7 point lead over Lorne Carr and Billy Taylor
1943-44 - Lorne Carr (121.36pts): 19.68 point lead over Gus Bodnar
1944-45 - Sweeney Schriner (116.69pts): 26.32 point lead over Ted Kennedy
1945-46 - Gaye Stewart (85.28pts): 3.28 point lead over Syl Apps
1946-47 - Ted Kennedy (82pts): 7.59 point lead over Syl Apps
1947-48 - Syl Apps (79.02pts): 4.76 point lead over Max Bentley
1948-49 - Harry Watson (61.5pts): 5.47 point lead over Max Bentley
1949-50 - Ted Kennedy (68.08pts): 13.82 point lead over Sid Smith
1950-51 - Ted Kennedy (79.4pts): 3.52 point lead over Max Bentley
1951-52 - Sid Smith (66.77pts): 5.86 point lead over Ted Kennedy
1952-53 - Ted Kennedy (70.56pts): 26.41 point lead over Greg Hannigan
1953-54 - Tod Sloan (52.63pts): 6.12 point lead over Ted Kennedy
1954-55 - Sid Smith (63.26pts): 2.35 point lead over Ted Kennedy
1955-56 - Sid Smith (77.31pts): 18.56 point lead over George Armstrong
1956-57 - George Armstrong (66.81pts): 11.62 point lead over Tod Sloan
1957-58 - Dick Duff (61.82pts): 3.45 point lead over George Armstrong
1958-59 - Frank Mahovlich (63.78pts): 0.79 point lead over Dick Duff
1959-60 - Bob Pulford (60.91pts): 1.17 point lead over George Armstrong
1960-61 - Frank Mahovlich (98.4pts): 8.71 point lead over Red Kelly
1961-62 - Frank Mahovlich (83.17pts): 5.01 point lead over Dave Keon
1962-63 - Frank Mahovlich (89.34pts): 14.79 point lead over Red Kelly
1963-64 - Dave Keon (70.29pts): 5.86 point lead over Frank Mahovlich
1964-65 - Frank Mahovlich (70.88pts): 7.8 point lead over Dave Keon
1965-66 - Frank Mahovlich (67.53pts): 1.93 point lead over Bob Pulford
1966-67 - Dave Keon (64.61pts): 4.74 point lead over Frank Mahovlich
1967-68 - Mike Walton (66.27pts): 7.23 point lead over Frank Mahovlich
1968-69 - Norm Ullman (84.19pts): 17.26 point lead over Dave Keon
1969-70 - Mike Walton (77.76pts): 7.15 point lead over Dave Keon
1970-71 - Norm Ullman (95.48pts): 13.48 point lead over Dave Keon
1971-72 - Norm Ullman (77.74pts): 13.71 point lead over Paul Henderson
1972-73 - Darryl Sittler (80.95pts): 1.08 point lead over Rick Kehoe
1973-74 - Darryl Sittler (88.31pts): 15.77 point lead over Norm Ullman
1974-75 - Darryl Sittler (91.11pts): 27.79 point lead over Ron Ellis
1975-76 - Darryl Sittler (103.8pts): 2.12 point lead over Lanny McDonald
1976-77 - Darryl Sittler (101.1pts): 8.85 point lead over Lanny McDonald
1977-78 - Darryl Sittler (119.93pts): 23.52 point lead over Lanny McDonald
1978-79 - Darryl Sittler (101.91pts): 13.68 point lead over Lanny McDonald
1979-80 - Darryl Sittler (108.96pts): 12.96 point lead over Wilf Paiement
1980-81 - Wilf Paiement (103.3pts): 4.9 point lead over Darryl Sittler
1981-82 - Rick Vaive (94.78pts): 2.94 point lead over Bill Derlago
1982-83 - Dan Daoust (87.13pts): 4.08 point lead over Rick Vaive
1983-84 - Rick Vaive (100.34pts): 22.55 point lead over Dan Daoust
1984-85 - Bill Derlago (82pts): 4.56 point lead over Rick Vaive
1985-86 - Rick Vaive (86.03pts): 1.78 point lead over Miroslav Frycer
1986-87 - Russ Courtnall (75.77pts): 1.63 point lead over Rick Vaive
1987-88 - Eddie Olczyk (76.88pts): 11.8 point lead over Tom Fergus
1988-89 - Gary Leeman (100.82pts): 8.57 point lead over Eddie Olczyk
1989-90 - Gary Leeman (97.38pts): 1.03 point lead over Vincent Damphousse
1990-91 - Vincent Damphousse (75.77pts): 21.57 point lead over Mike Krushelnyski
1991-92 - Doug Gilmour (100.45pts): 24.17 point lead over Wendel Clark
1992-93 - Doug Gilmour (125.47pts): 47.68 point lead over Nikolai Borschevsky
1993-94 - Doug Gilmour (109.66pts): 11.85 point lead over Dave Andreychuk
1994-95 - Mats Sundin (82pts): 17.08 point lead over Dave Andreychuk
1995-96 - Mats Sundin (89.55pts): 16.66 point lead over Doug Gilmour
1996-97 - Mats Sundin (94pts): 13.34 point lead over Doug Gilmour
1997-98 - Mats Sundin (74pts): 25.01 point lead over Derek King
1998-99 - Mats Sundin (83pts): 6.26 point lead over Steve Thomas
1999-00 - Mats Sundin (82pts): 18.22 point lead over Steve Thomas
2000-01 - Mats Sundin (74pts): 17.89 point lead over Yanic Perreault
2001-02 - Mats Sundin (80pts): 9.18 point lead over Alexander Mogilny
2002-03 - Alexander Mogilny (88.74pts): 10.02 point lead over Mats Sundin
2003-04 - Mats Sundin (75.93pts): 11.87 point lead over Joe Nieuwendyk
2005-06 - Mats Sundin (91.37pts): 14.99 point lead over Bryan McCabe
2006-07 - Mats Sundin (83.09pts): 11.34 point lead over Kyle Wellwood
2007-08 - Mats Sundin (86.43pts): 22.65 point lead over Nikolai Antropov
2008-09 - Jason Blake (66.23pts): 6.36 point lead over Nikolai Antropov
2009-10 - Phil Kessel (64.43pts): 3.3 point lead over Matt Stajan
2010-11 - Phil Kessel (64pts): 2 point lead over Clarke MacArthur
2011-12 - Joffrey Lupul (83.24pts): 1.24 point lead over Phil Kessel
2012-13 - Phil Kessel (88.83pts): 13.66 point lead over Nazem Kadri
2013-14 - Phil Kessel (80pts): 10.72 point lead over Tyler Bozak
2014-15 - Phil Kessel (61pts): 5 point lead over James Van Riemsdyk
2015-16 - Tyler Bozak (50.35pts): 1.8 point lead over Nazem Kadri
2016-17 - Auston Matthews (69pts): 4.04 point lead over Mitch Marner
#Top Five Most Dominant Seasons
- 1992-93 - Doug Gilmour: 47.68 point lead over next highest scorer
- 1974-75 - Darryl Sittler: 27.79 point lead over next highest scorer
- 1952-53 - Ted Kennedy: 26.41 point lead over next highest scorer
- 1944-45 - Sweeney Schriner: 26.32 point lead over next highest scorer
- 1997-98 - Mats Sundin: 25.01 point lead over next highest scorer
#Players With Most Dominant Seasons
- Mats Sundin: 12
- Darryl Sittler: 8
- Syl Apps/Frank Mahovlich: 6
- Phil Kessel: 5
- Charlie Conacher/Ted Kennedy: 4
Posted Aug 22, 2017, 4:24 AM UTC