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Larry Murphy

Position: D
Shoots: Right
Height: 6-2    Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: March 8, 1961 in Scarborough, Ontario

Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame as Player in 2004

Drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1st round (4th overall) of the 1980 NHL Entry Draft.

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 8, 2012, 9:27AM
All-Time NHL Skater Rank: #32. Bobby Clarke… #33. Doug Gilmour… #33. LARRY MURPHY… #35. Gilbert Perreault… 

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 LAK NHL 80 16 60 76 25 17 79 10 5 1 1 153 10.5
1981-82 20 LAK NHL 79 22 44 66 24 -13 95 13 8 1 2 191 11.5
1982-83 21 LAK NHL 77 14 48 62 21 2 81 5 9 0 2 172 8.1
1983-84 22 TOT NHL 78 13 36 49 17 8 50 11 2 0 2 149 8.7
1983-84 22 LAK NHL 6 0 3 3 1 -4 0 0 0 0 0 11 0.0
1983-84 22 WSH NHL 72 13 33 46 16 12 50 11 2 0 2 138 9.4
1984-85 23 WSH NHL 79 13 42 55 19 21 51 10 3 0 0 153 8.5
1985-86 24 WSH NHL 78 21 44 65 24 2 50 12 8 1 2 180 11.7
1986-87 25 WSH NHL 80 23 58 81 29 25 39 15 8 0 4 226 10.2
1987-88 26 WSH NHL 79 8 53 61 19 2 72 1 7 0 1 201 4.0
1988-89 27 TOT NHL 78 11 35 46 16 0 82 5 6 0 1 160 6.9
1988-89 27 WSH NHL 65 7 29 36 12 -5 70 4 3 0 0 129 5.4
1988-89 27 MNS NHL 13 4 6 10 4 5 12 1 3 0 1 31 12.9
1989-90 28 MNS NHL 77 10 58 68 22 -13 44 6 4 0 1 173 5.8
1990-91 29 TOT NHL 75 9 34 43 14 -6 68 6 3 0 2 188 4.8
1990-91 29 MNS NHL 31 4 11 15 5 -8 38 3 1 0 2 103 3.9
1990-91 29 PIT NHL 44 5 23 28 9 2 30 3 2 0 0 85 5.9
1991-92 30 PIT NHL 77 21 56 77 26 33 48 12 7 2 3 206 10.2
1992-93 31 PIT NHL 83 22 63 85 29 45 73 14 6 2 2 230 9.6
1993-94 32 PIT NHL 84 17 56 73 24 10 44 10 7 0 4 236 7.2
1994-95 33 PIT NHL 48 13 25 38 14 12 18 9 4 0 3 124 10.5
1995-96 34 TOR NHL 82 12 49 61 20 -2 34 4 8 0 1 182 6.6
1996-97 35 TOT NHL 81 9 36 45 15 3 20 4 5 0 1 158 5.7
1996-97 35 TOR NHL 69 7 32 39 13 1 20 3 4 0 0 137 5.1
1996-97 35 DET NHL 12 2 4 6 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 21 9.5
1997-98 36 DET NHL 82 11 41 52 17 35 37 8 2 1 2 129 8.5
1998-99 37 DET NHL 80 10 42 52 16 21 42 4 5 1 2 168 6.0 1940 24:15
1999-00 38 DET NHL 81 10 30 40 14 4 45 3 7 0 0 146 6.8 1769 21:50
2000-01 39 DET NHL 57 2 19 21 6 -6 12 2 0 0 1 81 2.5 1083 19:00
Career NHL 1615 287 929 1216 409 200 1084 164 114 9 37 3606 8.0 4792 21:59

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 LAK NHL 80 0.20 0.75 0.95 0.32 0.99 1.91 12 47 59 19 161 63 115 34 17 4.9 4.8 9.7
1981-82 20 LAK NHL 79 0.28 0.56 0.84 0.30 1.20 2.42 16 32 48 17 134 43 133 29 -13 4.3 3.1 7.4
1982-83 21 LAK NHL 77 0.18 0.62 0.81 0.27 1.05 2.23 11 39 50 17 133 51 108 28 2 3.8 3.5 7.3
1983-84 22 TOT NHL 78 0.17 0.46 0.63 0.22 0.64 1.91 10 28 38 13 124 45 86 15 8 2.7 5.7 8.4
1983-84 22 LAK NHL 6 0.00 0.50 0.50 0.14 0.00 1.83 0 2 2 1 9 4 11 2 -4 0.1 0.1 0.2
1983-84 22 WSH NHL 72 0.18 0.46 0.64 0.22 0.69 1.92 10 26 36 13 115 41 75 13 12 2.6 5.6 8.2
1984-85 23 WSH NHL 79 0.16 0.53 0.70 0.24 0.65 1.94 10 33 43 14 125 43 79 18 21 3.2 5.6 8.8
1985-86 24 WSH NHL 78 0.27 0.56 0.83 0.30 0.64 2.31 16 35 51 18 131 50 100 21 2 4.4 4.6 9.0
1986-87 25 WSH NHL 80 0.29 0.73 1.01 0.36 0.49 2.83 19 49 68 24 163 48 104 14 25 6.1 5.7 11.9
1987-88 26 WSH NHL 79 0.10 0.67 0.77 0.24 0.91 2.54 7 44 51 16 132 58 89 17 2 3.4 5.0 8.5
1988-89 27 TOT NHL 78 0.14 0.45 0.59 0.20 1.05 2.05 9 29 38 13 115 50 72 7 0 2.6 4.5 7.1
1988-89 27 WSH NHL 65 0.11 0.45 0.55 0.18 1.08 1.98 6 24 30 10 95 39 67 6 -5 1.8 3.5 5.3
1988-89 27 MNS NHL 13 0.31 0.46 0.77 0.29 0.92 2.38 3 5 8 3 20 11 5 1 5 0.8 1.0 1.8
1989-90 28 MNS NHL 77 0.13 0.75 0.88 0.28 0.57 2.25 8 49 57 18 141 66 89 1 -13 4.3 3.4 7.7
1990-91 29 TOT NHL 75 0.12 0.45 0.57 0.19 0.91 2.51 8 30 38 13 125 53 92 14 -6 2.4 2.8 5.3
1990-91 29 MNS NHL 31 0.13 0.35 0.48 0.17 1.23 3.32 4 10 14 5 39 17 39 9 -8 0.8 1.2 2.1
1990-91 29 PIT NHL 44 0.11 0.52 0.64 0.20 0.68 1.93 4 20 24 8 86 36 53 5 2 1.6 1.6 3.2
1991-92 30 PIT NHL 77 0.27 0.73 1.00 0.34 0.62 2.68 19 49 68 24 180 67 110 30 33 6.0 4.6 10.5
1992-93 31 PIT NHL 83 0.27 0.76 1.02 0.35 0.88 2.77 18 51 69 24 225 82 137 39 45 6.2 6.2 12.4
1993-94 32 PIT NHL 84 0.20 0.67 0.87 0.29 0.52 2.81 15 51 66 22 165 65 122 32 10 5.7 4.0 9.7
1994-95 33 PIT NHL 48 0.27 0.52 0.79 0.28 0.38 2.58 22 43 65 24 97 33 71 19 12 3.6 2.1 5.7
1995-96 34 TOR NHL 82 0.15 0.60 0.74 0.25 0.41 2.22 11 47 58 19 129 67 75 11 -2 4.9 4.3 9.2
1996-97 35 TOT NHL 81 0.11 0.44 0.56 0.18 0.25 1.95 9 37 46 15 111 40 85 17 3 3.5 3.9 7.4
1996-97 35 TOR NHL 69 0.10 0.46 0.57 0.19 0.29 1.99 7 33 40 13 99 37 77 16 1 3.0 3.1 6.1
1996-97 35 DET NHL 12 0.17 0.33 0.50 0.18 0.00 1.75 2 4 6 2 12 3 8 1 2 0.5 0.8 1.3
1997-98 36 DET NHL 82 0.13 0.50 0.63 0.21 0.45 1.57 13 47 60 20 121 37 73 24 35 4.7 6.6 11.3
1998-99 37 DET NHL 80 0.13 0.53 0.65 0.21 0.53 2.10 11 48 59 19 121 34 88 22 21 4.3 5.4 9.7
1999-00 38 DET NHL 81 0.12 0.37 0.49 0.17 0.56 1.80 11 32 43 15 92 24 81 17 4 3.3 3.6 6.9
2000-01 39 DET NHL 57 0.04 0.33 0.37 0.11 0.21 1.42 2 20 22 7 49 13 49 7 -6 1.2 1.9 3.1
Career NHL 1615 0.18 0.58 0.75 0.25 0.67 2.23 257 840 1097 369 2774 1032 1958 416 200 85.5 91.5 177.0

NHL Playoffs

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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 LAK NHL 4 3 0 3 2 2 1 0 0
1981-82 20 LAK NHL 10 2 8 10 12 1 1 0 0
1983-84 22 WSH NHL 8 0 3 3 1 6 0 0 0 0 20 0.0
1984-85 23 WSH NHL 5 2 3 5 -4 0 0 2 0 0 17 11.8
1985-86 24 WSH NHL 9 1 5 6 1 6 0 1 0 0 21 4.8
1986-87 25 WSH NHL 7 2 2 4 3 6 2 0 0 1 25 8.0
1987-88 26 WSH NHL 13 4 4 8 0 33 2 2 0 1 21 19.0
1988-89 27 MNS NHL 5 0 2 2 -5 8 0 0 0 0 9 0.0
1989-90 28 MNS NHL 7 1 2 3 -4 31 1 0 0 1 16 6.3
1990-91 29 PIT NHL SC 23 5 18 23 17 44 1 4 0 0 66 7.6
1991-92 30 PIT NHL SC 21 6 10 16 -4 19 3 3 0 1 59 10.2
1992-93 31 PIT NHL 12 2 11 13 2 10 0 2 0 1 26 7.7
1993-94 32 PIT NHL 6 0 5 5 -6 0 0 0 0 0 13 0.0
1994-95 33 PIT NHL 12 2 13 15 3 0 1 1 0 0 35 5.7
1995-96 34 TOR NHL 6 0 2 2 -8 4 0 0 0 0 16 0.0
1996-97 35 DET NHL SC 20 2 9 11 16 8 1 1 0 1 51 3.9
1997-98 36 DET NHL SC 22 3 12 15 12 2 0 1 2 1 36 8.3
1998-99 37 DET NHL 10 0 2 2 2 8 0 0 0 0 14 0.0 222 22:15
1999-00 38 DET NHL 9 2 3 5 1 2 0 1 1 0 16 12.5 221 24:33
2000-01 39 DET NHL 6 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.0 102 17:02
Career NHL 4 215 37 115 152 29 201 14 20 3 7 468 6.8 546 21:49

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 Seneca Nationals ON-Jr.B 36 10 20 30 25
1978-79 17 Peterborough Petes OMJHL 66 6 21 27 82
1979-80 18 Peterborough Petes OMJHL 68 21 68 89 88
1979-80 18 Canada WJC-A 5 1 0 1 4
1984-85 23 Canada WEC-A 8 2 6 8 4
1986-87 25 Canada WEC-A 6 0 3 3 4
1987-88 26 Canada Can-Cup 8 1 6 7 4
1990-91 29 Minnesota North Stars Fr-Tour 3 0 0 0 0
1991-92 30 Canada Can-Cup 8 0 1 1 0
1999-00 38 Canada WC-A 3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.0
Career 2 Seasons Can-Cup 16 1 7 8 4
Career 1 Season Fr-Tour 3 0 0 0 0
Career 2 Seasons OMJHL 134 27 89 116 170
Career 1 Season ON-Jr.B 36 10 20 30 25
Career 1 Season WC-A 3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.0
Career 2 Seasons WEC-A 14 2 9 11 8
Career 1 Season WJC-A 5 1 0 1 4

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 Peterborough Petes OMJHL 19 1 9 10 42
1978-79 17 Peterborough Petes M-Cup 5 0 2 2 8
1979-80 18 Peterborough Petes OMJHL 14 4 13 17 20
1979-80 18 Peterborough Petes M-Cup 5 1 6 7 4
Career 2 Seasons M-Cup 10 1 8 9 12
Career 2 Seasons OMJHL 33 5 22 27 62

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 21 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 20 21
Larry Murphy 12.4 11.9 11.3 10.5 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.2 9.0 8.8 8.5 8.4 7.7 7.4 7.4 7.3 7.1 6.9 5.7 5.3 3.1
Phil Housley 95.9 11.3 11.2 10.6 10.3 10.1 9.8 9.7 9.4 8.9 8.6 8.4 8.0 7.8 7.6 7.2 7.1 6.8 5.4 5.2 4.4 2.9
Chris Chelios 94.8 11.5 11.3 11.1 10.2 10.0 9.8 9.7 9.2 9.0 8.9 8.9 6.9 6.9 6.8 6.2 6.0 4.7 4.5 3.5 1.2 0.4
Larry Robinson 90.5 16.9 12.5 11.5 11.4 11.2 11.0 10.0 9.4 9.3 9.2 9.0 8.8 6.9 6.6 6.5 6.4 4.6 4.3 2.7 1.6
Scott Stevens 90.2 13.2 10.3 10.0 9.2 9.2 8.6 8.6 8.3 8.1 7.9 7.9 7.7 7.5 7.5 7.5 6.9 6.7 5.9 5.8 5.8 4.2
Scott Niedermayer 90.1 12.0 11.7 10.8 10.1 10.0 8.7 8.6 8.4 8.3 7.9 7.7 7.2 6.9 6.5 5.8 5.1 5.0 0.2
Sergei Zubov 90.1 12.5 12.2 11.0 11.0 10.7 10.4 9.9 9.0 8.8 8.7 8.5 8.1 6.0 5.5 4.1 0.3
Al MacInnis 89.1 14.1 13.6 13.3 12.1 11.1 10.5 10.5 10.1 9.6 9.4 9.2 8.9 8.7 8.6 7.7 7.1 7.0 5.3 4.9 0.8 0.1
Brian Leetch 87.2 13.3 13.2 13.1 11.4 10.5 9.4 9.4 9.0 8.8 8.7 6.9 6.5 6.4 5.5 4.3 4.2 3.9 2.0
Chris Pronger 86.1 14.8 11.7 11.4 10.8 10.4 10.3 9.6 9.0 8.6 8.4 7.9 7.9 5.3 4.8 4.2 2.3 0.4
King Clancy 85.6 9.8 9.6 9.3 9.1 7.8 7.6 7.6 7.4 7.3 5.9 5.7 5.4 5.1 3.2 2.9 0.6
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 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Larry Murphy 12.4 11.9 11.3 10.5 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.2 9.0 8.8 8.5 8.4 7.7 7.4 7.4 7.3 7.1 6.9 5.7 5.3 3.1
Phil Housley 95.9 11.3 11.2 10.6 10.3 10.1 9.8 9.7 9.4 8.9 8.6 8.4 8.0 7.8 7.6 7.2 7.1 6.8 5.4 5.2 4.4 2.9
Chris Chelios 95.0 11.5 11.3 11.1 10.2 10.0 9.8 9.7 9.2 9.0 8.9 8.9 6.9 6.9 6.8 6.2 6.0 4.7 4.5 4.4 3.9 3.5 3.3 1.2 0.4 0.2 -0.1
Larry Robinson 90.5 16.9 12.5 11.5 11.4 11.2 11.0 10.0 9.4 9.3 9.2 9.0 8.8 6.9 6.6 6.5 6.4 4.6 4.3 2.7 1.6
Scott Stevens 90.2 13.2 10.3 10.0 9.2 9.2 8.6 8.6 8.3 8.1 7.9 7.9 7.7 7.5 7.5 7.5 6.9 6.7 5.9 5.8 5.8 4.2 3.1
Scott Niedermayer 90.1 12.0 11.7 10.8 10.1 10.0 8.7 8.6 8.4 8.3 7.9 7.7 7.2 6.9 6.5 5.8 5.1 5.0 0.2
Sergei Zubov 90.1 12.5 12.2 11.0 11.0 10.7 10.4 9.9 9.0 8.8 8.7 8.5 8.1 6.0 5.5 4.1 0.3
Al MacInnis 87.2 14.1 13.6 13.3 12.3 12.1 11.1 10.5 10.5 10.1 9.6 9.4 9.2 8.9 8.7 8.6 7.7 7.1 7.0 5.3 4.9 0.8 0.2 0.1
Brian Leetch 87.2 13.3 13.2 13.1 11.4 10.5 9.4 9.4 9.0 8.8 8.7 6.9 6.5 6.4 5.5 4.3 4.2 3.9 2.0
Chris Pronger 86.1 14.8 11.7 11.4 10.8 10.4 10.3 9.6 9.0 8.6 8.4 7.9 7.9 5.3 4.8 4.2 2.3 0.4
King Clancy 85.6 9.8 9.6 9.3 9.1 7.8 7.6 7.6 7.4 7.3 5.9 5.7 5.4 5.1 3.2 2.9 0.6

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games

1994 NHL
1996 NHL
1999 NHL

Honors

1986-87 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)
1992-93 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)
1994-95 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)

Championships

(Minimum 1 playoff game)

1991 Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL)
1992 Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL)
1997 Detroit Red Wings (NHL)
1998 Detroit Red Wings (NHL)

Games Played

1980-81 NHL 80 (2)
1986-87 NHL 80 (3)
1993-94 NHL 84 (5)
1994-95 NHL 48 (5)
1995-96 NHL 82 (3)
1997-98 NHL 82 (2)
Career NHL 1615 (8)

Assists

1986-87 NHL 58 (8)
Career NHL 929 (16)

Points

Career NHL 1216 (40)

Goals Created

Career NHL 408.7 (63)

Plus/Minus

1991-92 NHL 33 (5)
1992-93 NHL 45 (2)
1997-98 NHL 35 (2)
Career NHL 200 (60)

Shots

Career NHL 3606 (36)

Assists Per Game

Career NHL 0.58 (82)

Adjusted Assists

1986-87 NHL 49 (8)
Career NHL 840 (20)

Adjusted Points

Career NHL 1097 (61)

Adjusted Goals Created

Career NHL 369.3 (86)

Total Goals On-Ice For

1980-81 NHL 161 (9)
1986-87 NHL 163 (3)
1991-92 NHL 180 (3)
1992-93 NHL 225 (1)
 1993-94 NHL 165 (6)
1994-95 NHL 97 (2)
1997-98 NHL 121 (6)
Career NHL 2774 (4)

Power Play Goals On-Ice For

1989-90 NHL 66 (10)
1992-93 NHL 82 (8)
1995-96 NHL 67 (8)
Career NHL 1032 (7)

Total Goals On-Ice Against

1992-93 NHL 137 (7)
1994-95 NHL 71 (4)
Career NHL 1958 (7)

Power Play Goals On-Ice Against

Career NHL 416 (34)

Offensive Point Shares

Career NHL 85.5 (59)

Defensive Point Shares

1983-84 NHL 5.7 (9)
1984-85 NHL 5.6 (10)
1986-87 NHL 5.7 (4)
1987-88 NHL 5.0 (7)
1992-93 NHL 6.2 (4)
1997-98 NHL 6.6 (2)
1998-99 NHL 5.4 (6)
Career NHL 91.5 (7)

Point Shares

1986-87 NHL 11.9 (4)
1992-93 NHL 12.4 (10)
Career NHL 177.0 (13)

Transactions

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October 18, 1983: Traded to Washington by Los Angeles for Ken Houston and Brian Engblom, October 18, 1983.

March 7, 1989: Traded to Minnesota by Washington with Mike Gartner for Dino Ciccarelli and Bob Rouse, March 7, 1989.

December 11, 1990: Traded to Pittsburgh by Minnesota with Peter Taglianetti for Chris Dahlquist and Jim Johnson, December 11, 1990.

July 8, 1995: Traded to Toronto by Pittsburgh for Dmitri Mironov and Toronto's 2nd round choice (later traded to New Jersey - New Jersey selected Josh DeWolf) in 1996 Entry Draft, July 8, 1995.

March 18, 1997: Traded to Detroit by Toronto for future considerations, March 18, 1997.

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