This is a list of career achievements by Wayne Gretzky in the National Hockey League (NHL). Upon his retirement on April 18, 1999, he was credited by the NHL Record Book with holding or sharing 61 NHL records, including 40 regular season, 15 playoff and 6 All-Star records. As of today, 24 seasons after retirement, he still holds or shares 57 of those NHL records. Winning four Stanley Cups (1984, 1985, 1987 ,1988), Gretzky set records in both regular season and post-season play, holding the record for most career regular season goals (894), assists (1,963), points (2,857) and hat-tricks (50). The next closest player in total points for the regular season is Jaromir Jagr at 1,921, thus he had more career assists than any other player has total points. Gretzky scored his first 1,000 points faster (424 games) than any other player in NHL history, and scored the second 1,000 faster (433 games) than any player other than himself. His point total including regular season and playoffs stands at an imposing 3,239 (1,016 goals, 2,223 assists). Gretzky still maintains the record for the most career playoff goals (122), assists (260), points (382), hat-tricks (10) and game-winning goals (24). His 47 playoff points in 1985 are still the most for a single postseason. His record of 31 playoff assists held for 36 years before being broken by Connor McDavid in game four of the 2024 Stanley Cup Finals.

Official record list

The following is a list of official records Gretzky held or shared at his retirement on April 18, 1999.

Regular season records (40)

Playoff records (15)

All-Star records (6)

Record updates

Since Gretzky's retirement, five of his records have been broken, and he has gained one. The current NHL Record Book also now recognizes additional records held by Gretzky.

Broken

Set

Gretzky finished his career with a 1.921 points per game average. At the time, Mario Lemieux held the record at 2.005. After Lemieux returned to the NHL, from 2000 to 2005, his average fell to second place, and Gretzky took the record.

Retroactively recognized

Unofficial records

Along with his numerous official records, Wayne Gretzky also has many "unofficial" ones. These other records — though not recognized by the 1999 NHL Official Guide and Record Book — are still significant.

NHL scoring

Major league scoring

Milestones

Source: Big Mouth Sports The following are NHL milestone records:

Goals

Assists

Points

Career statistics

Bold denotes career high

Awards

He won nine Hart Trophies, the NHL's most valuable player award, and eight of these were awarded in consecutive years from 1980 to 1987. Gretzky holds the record for most MVP awards of any player in North American professional sports.

Honours