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Dave Babych

Position: D
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-2    Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: May 23, 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta

Drafted by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1st round (2nd overall) of the 1980 NHL Entry Draft.

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 11, 2012, 8:24AM
All-Time NHL Skater Rank: #290. Rob Ramage… #291. Mickey Redmond… #292. DAVE BABYCH… #293. Bob Nevin… #294. Scott Young… 

NHL Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1980-81 19 WIN NHL 69 6 38 44 14 -61 90 3 3 0 0 209 2.9
1981-82 20 WIN NHL 79 19 49 68 24 -11 92 8 11 0 2 262 7.3
1982-83 21 WIN NHL 79 13 61 74 24 -10 56 6 7 0 1 253 5.1
1983-84 22 WIN NHL 66 18 39 57 21 -31 62 8 10 0 4 233 7.7
1984-85 23 WIN NHL 78 13 49 62 21 -16 78 7 6 0 1 239 5.4
1985-86 24 TOT NHL 81 14 55 69 23 1 50 4 9 1 2 205 6.8
1985-86 24 WIN NHL 19 4 12 16 5 -1 14 2 2 0 0 53 7.5
1985-86 24 HAR NHL 62 10 43 53 17 2 36 2 7 1 2 152 6.6
1986-87 25 HAR NHL 66 8 33 41 14 -18 44 1 7 0 1 157 5.1
1987-88 26 HAR NHL 71 14 36 50 18 -25 54 4 10 0 2 233 6.0
1988-89 27 HAR NHL 70 6 41 47 15 -5 54 2 4 0 2 172 3.5
1989-90 28 HAR NHL 72 6 37 43 13 -16 62 2 4 0 1 164 3.7
1990-91 29 HAR NHL 8 0 6 6 2 -4 4 0 0 0 0 15 0.0
1991-92 30 VAN NHL 75 5 24 29 9 -2 63 1 4 0 1 148 3.4
1992-93 31 VAN NHL 43 3 16 19 6 6 44 0 3 0 0 78 3.8
1993-94 32 VAN NHL 73 4 28 32 10 0 52 4 0 0 2 96 4.2
1994-95 33 VAN NHL 40 3 11 14 5 -13 18 2 1 0 0 58 5.2
1995-96 34 VAN NHL 53 3 21 24 7 -5 38 0 3 0 0 69 4.3
1996-97 35 VAN NHL 78 5 22 27 9 -2 38 3 2 0 1 105 4.8
1997-98 36 TOT NHL 53 0 9 9 3 -9 49 0 0 0 0 46 0.0
1997-98 36 VAN NHL 47 0 9 9 3 -11 37 0 0 0 0 40 0.0
1997-98 36 PHI NHL 6 0 0 0 0 2 12 0 0 0 0 6 0.0
1998-99 37 TOT NHL 41 2 6 8 3 -2 22 0 2 0 0 49 4.1 728 17:45
1998-99 37 PHI NHL 33 2 4 6 2 0 20 0 2 0 0 44 4.5 585 17:44
1998-99 37 LAK NHL 8 0 2 2 1 -2 2 0 0 0 0 5 0.0 142 17:48
Career NHL 1195 142 581 723 237 -223 970 55 86 1 20 2791 5.1 728 17:45

NHL Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1980-81 19 WIN NHL 69 0.09 0.55 0.64 0.20 1.30 3.03 5 29 34 11 125 47 169 30 -61 2.1 0.9 3.0
1981-82 20 WIN NHL 79 0.24 0.62 0.86 0.30 1.16 3.32 14 36 50 17 188 70 151 22 -11 4.4 3.8 8.2
1982-83 21 WIN NHL 79 0.16 0.77 0.94 0.31 0.71 3.20 10 49 59 19 184 70 146 22 -10 4.7 3.4 8.1
1983-84 22 WIN NHL 66 0.27 0.59 0.86 0.31 0.94 3.53 14 31 45 16 156 56 167 36 -31 3.8 1.0 4.8
1984-85 23 WIN NHL 78 0.17 0.63 0.79 0.26 1.00 3.06 10 39 49 16 159 54 142 21 -16 3.7 2.1 5.8
1985-86 24 TOT NHL 81 0.17 0.68 0.85 0.28 0.62 2.53 11 43 54 18 169 65 144 41 1 4.1 4.1 8.2
1985-86 24 WIN NHL 19 0.21 0.63 0.84 0.29 0.74 2.79 3 9 12 4 37 13 35 10 -1 1.0 0.9 1.9
1985-86 24 HAR NHL 62 0.16 0.69 0.85 0.28 0.58 2.45 8 34 42 14 132 52 109 31 2 3.1 3.2 6.3
1986-87 25 HAR NHL 66 0.12 0.50 0.62 0.21 0.67 2.38 7 28 35 11 98 53 78 15 -18 2.4 2.5 4.9
1987-88 26 HAR NHL 71 0.20 0.51 0.70 0.25 0.76 3.28 12 30 42 15 108 68 67 2 -25 3.2 3.5 6.7
1988-89 27 HAR NHL 70 0.09 0.59 0.67 0.21 0.77 2.46 5 34 39 12 115 47 80 7 -5 2.5 3.5 6.0
1989-90 28 HAR NHL 72 0.08 0.51 0.60 0.18 0.86 2.28 5 31 36 11 123 61 91 13 -16 2.1 3.4 5.5
1990-91 29 HAR NHL 8 0.00 0.75 0.75 0.20 0.50 1.88 0 5 5 1 13 9 8 0 -4 0.3 0.3 0.6
1991-92 30 VAN NHL 75 0.07 0.32 0.39 0.12 0.84 1.97 4 21 25 8 85 29 75 17 -2 1.1 3.9 5.0
1992-93 31 VAN NHL 43 0.07 0.37 0.44 0.14 1.02 1.81 2 13 15 5 63 22 52 17 6 0.8 2.0 2.8
1993-94 32 VAN NHL 73 0.05 0.38 0.44 0.14 0.71 1.32 4 25 29 9 78 18 76 16 0 1.5 3.5 5.0
1994-95 33 VAN NHL 40 0.08 0.28 0.35 0.12 0.45 1.45 5 19 24 8 42 12 58 15 -13 0.7 1.0 1.7
1995-96 34 VAN NHL 53 0.06 0.40 0.45 0.14 0.72 1.30 3 20 23 7 65 15 72 17 -5 1.3 1.8 3.1
1996-97 35 VAN NHL 78 0.06 0.28 0.35 0.11 0.49 1.35 5 23 28 9 75 7 87 17 -2 1.4 2.8 4.2
1997-98 36 TOT NHL 53 0.00 0.17 0.17 0.05 0.92 0.87 0 10 10 3 40 3 63 17 -9 -0.2 1.2 1.0
1997-98 36 VAN NHL 47 0.00 0.19 0.19 0.05 0.79 0.85 0 10 10 3 35 2 61 17 -11 0.0 0.7 0.7
1997-98 36 PHI NHL 6 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.00 1.00 0 0 0 0 5 1 2 0 2 -0.1 0.5 0.3
1998-99 37 TOT NHL 41 0.05 0.15 0.20 0.07 0.54 1.20 2 7 9 3 29 10 28 7 -2 0.3 1.4 1.7
1998-99 37 PHI NHL 33 0.06 0.12 0.18 0.07 0.61 1.33 2 5 7 2 25 10 21 6 0 0.2 1.2 1.5
1998-99 37 LAK NHL 8 0.00 0.25 0.25 0.07 0.25 0.63 0 2 2 1 4 0 7 1 -2 0.1 0.2 0.2
Career NHL 1195 0.12 0.49 0.61 0.20 0.81 2.34 118 493 611 199 1915 716 1754 332 -223 40.3 45.9 86.2

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1981-82 20 WIN NHL 4 1 2 3 29 0 1 0 0
1982-83 21 WIN NHL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983-84 22 WIN NHL 3 1 1 2 -6 0 0 1 0 0 13 7.7
1984-85 23 WIN NHL 8 2 7 9 -3 6 0 2 0 0 20 10.0
1985-86 24 HAR NHL 8 1 3 4 0 14 1 0 0 0 18 5.6
1986-87 25 HAR NHL 6 1 1 2 -4 14 0 1 0 0 27 3.7
1987-88 26 HAR NHL 6 3 2 5 -1 2 3 0 0 0 23 13.0
1988-89 27 HAR NHL 4 1 5 6 1 2 1 0 0 0 16 6.3
1989-90 28 HAR NHL 7 1 2 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 14 7.1
1991-92 30 VAN NHL 13 2 6 8 6 10 1 1 0 1 25 8.0
1992-93 31 VAN NHL 12 2 5 7 -2 6 1 1 0 0 25 8.0
1993-94 32 VAN NHL 24 3 5 8 4 12 3 0 0 1 26 11.5
1994-95 33 VAN NHL 11 2 2 4 -8 14 0 1 1 0 16 12.5
1997-98 36 PHI NHL 5 1 0 1 2 4 0 1 0 0 12 8.3
Career NHL 114 21 41 62 -6 113 11 9 1 2 235 8.5

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1977-78 16 Fort Saskatchewan Traders AJHL 56 31 69 100 37
1977-78 16 Portland Winter Hawks WCJHL 6 1 3 4 4
1978-79 17 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 67 20 59 79 63
1979-80 18 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 50 22 60 82 71
1980-81 19 Canada WEC-A 7 0 2 2 8
1988-89 27 Canada WEC-A 10 2 0 2 4
1999-00 38 HC Ambri-Piotta Swiss 1 0 0 0 0
Career 1 Season AJHL 56 31 69 100 37
Career 1 Season Swiss 1 0 0 0 0
Career 1 Season WCJHL 6 1 3 4 4
Career 2 Seasons WEC-A 17 2 2 4 12
Career 2 Seasons WHL 117 42 119 161 134

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1978-79 17 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 25 7 22 29 22
1979-80 18 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 8 1 10 11 2
1999-00 38 HC Ambri-Piotta Swiss 2 0 0 0 0
Career 1 Season Swiss 2 0 0 0 0
Career 2 Seasons WHL 33 8 32 40 24

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 19 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Dave Babych 8.2 8.2 8.1 6.7 6.0 5.8 5.5 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.8 4.2 3.1 3.0 2.8 1.7 1.7 1.0 0.6
Petr Svoboda 93.2 8.2 7.4 7.0 6.4 6.3 5.7 5.5 5.4 5.3 4.7 4.6 4.5 3.9 3.4 3.3 1.9 0.6
Jyrki Lumme 92.0 8.3 8.2 7.2 7.1 6.9 6.0 5.8 5.5 4.7 4.6 4.5 3.4 3.2 3.1 1.4
Ed Jovanovski 91.9 8.4 7.9 7.9 7.6 5.6 5.5 5.2 5.0 4.9 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.0 3.0
Garry Galley 90.9 8.3 7.7 7.4 6.4 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.4 5.1 4.6 3.8 3.3 2.8 2.8
Sylvain Cote 90.9 10.0 9.3 7.5 6.4 6.3 5.9 5.3 5.2 5.2 4.3 4.1 4.0 3.7 3.7 2.2 1.9 1.7 0.1 0.0
Mike Ramsey 90.7 8.0 7.0 6.9 6.5 6.1 5.7 5.2 4.9 4.8 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.3 3.3 2.1 1.6 1.5 0.1
Derian Hatcher 90.2 9.3 8.6 7.3 7.0 6.5 5.7 5.6 5.2 4.8 3.7 3.4 3.2 2.7 2.1 1.5 1.0
Randy Carlyle 90.1 8.5 7.6 7.3 6.9 6.8 6.5 5.9 5.5 5.1 4.5 4.4 3.9 3.6 3.1 2.9 0.4 0.2
Allan Stanley 89.9 8.1 7.4 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.4 5.5 5.3 5.2 5.1 5.0 4.6 3.7 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.2 2.8 0.5
Bill Quackenbush 89.2 6.4 6.2 6.1 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.3 5.2 4.7 4.3 4.3 3.3 1.1
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Dave Babych 8.2 8.2 8.1 6.7 6.0 5.8 5.5 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.8 4.2 3.1 3.0 2.8 1.7 1.7 1.0 0.6
Petr Svoboda 93.2 8.2 7.4 7.0 6.4 6.3 5.7 5.5 5.4 5.3 4.7 4.6 4.5 3.9 3.4 3.3 1.9 0.6
Jyrki Lumme 92.0 8.3 8.2 7.2 7.1 6.9 6.0 5.8 5.5 4.7 4.6 4.5 3.4 3.2 3.1 1.4
Ed Jovanovski 91.9 8.4 7.9 7.9 7.6 5.6 5.5 5.2 5.0 4.9 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.0 3.0
Garry Galley 90.9 8.3 7.7 7.4 6.4 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.4 5.1 4.6 3.8 3.3 2.8 2.8
Sylvain Cote 90.9 10.0 9.3 7.5 6.4 6.3 5.9 5.3 5.2 5.2 4.3 4.1 4.0 3.7 3.7 2.2 1.9 1.7 0.1 0.0
Mike Ramsey 90.7 8.0 7.0 6.9 6.5 6.1 5.7 5.2 4.9 4.8 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.3 3.3 2.1 1.6 1.5 0.1
Derian Hatcher 90.2 9.3 8.6 7.3 7.0 6.5 5.7 5.6 5.2 4.8 3.7 3.4 3.2 2.7 2.1 1.5 1.0
Randy Carlyle 90.1 8.5 7.6 7.3 6.9 6.8 6.5 5.9 5.5 5.1 4.5 4.4 3.9 3.6 3.1 2.9 0.4 0.2
Bill Quackenbush 89.2 6.4 6.2 6.1 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.3 5.2 4.7 4.3 4.3 3.3 1.1
Butch Bouchard 89.2 8.2 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.3 5.2 5.2 4.9 4.5 4.1 3.8 3.5 2.8 2.5 1.6

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games

1983 NHL
1984 NHL

Games Played

1985-86 NHL 81 (2)
Career NHL 1195 (93)

Assists

1982-83 NHL 61 (6)
Career NHL 581 (81)

Adjusted Assists

1982-83 NHL 49 (6)

Total Goals On-Ice For

1981-82 NHL 188 (3)
1982-83 NHL 184 (4)
1983-84 NHL 156 (8)
1984-85 NHL 159 (9)
1985-86 NHL 169 (9)
Career NHL 1915 (35)

Power Play Goals On-Ice For

1981-82 NHL 70 (5)
1982-83 NHL 70 (2)
Career NHL 716 (34)

Total Goals On-Ice Against

1980-81 NHL 169 (2)
1981-82 NHL 151 (7)
1982-83 NHL 146 (6)
1983-84 NHL 167 (2)
1984-85 NHL 142 (6)
1985-86 NHL 144 (7)
Career NHL 1754 (10)

Power Play Goals On-Ice Against

Career NHL 332 (99)

Transactions

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November 21, 1985: Traded to Hartford by Winnipeg for Ray Neufeld, November 21, 1985.

October 29, 1990: Missed majority of 1990-91 due to wrist surgery, October 29, 1990.

May 30, 1991: Claimed by Minnesota from Hartford in Expansion Draft, May 30, 1991.

June 22, 1991: Traded to Vancouver by Minnesota for Tom Kurvers, June 22, 1991.

March 24, 1998: Traded to Philadelphia by Vancouver with Philadelphia's 5th round choice (previously acquired, Philadelphia selected Garrett Prosofsky) in 1998 Entry Draft for Philadelphia's 3rd round choice (Justin Morrison) in 1998 Entry Draft, March 24, 1998.

March 23, 1999: Traded to Los Angeles by Philadelphia with Philadelphia's 5th round choice (Nathan Marsters) in 2000 Entry Draft for Steve Duchesne, March 23, 1999.

January 31, 2000: Signed as a free agent by Ambri-Piotta (Switz), January 31, 2000.

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