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Frank Nighbor

Position: C
Shoots: Right
Height: 5-9    Weight: 160 lbs.
Born: January 26, 1893 in Pembroke, Ontario
Died: April 13, 1966

Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame as Player in 1947

NHL Standard

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Hide Partial Seasons
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1917-18 25 OTS NHL 10 11 8 19 12 6
1918-19 26 OTS NHL 18 19 9 28 19 27
1919-20 27 OTS NHL 23 26 15 41 27 18
1920-21 28 OTS NHL 24 19 10 29 19 10
1921-22 29 OTS NHL 20 8 10 18 10 4
1922-23 30 OTS NHL 22 11 7 18 11 14
1923-24 31 OTS NHL 20 11 6 17 11 16
1924-25 32 OTS NHL 26 5 5 10 6 18
1925-26 33 OTS NHL 35 12 13 25 14 40
1926-27 34 OTS NHL 38 6 6 12 7 26
1927-28 35 OTS NHL 42 8 5 13 9 46
1928-29 36 OTS NHL 30 1 4 5 2 22
1929-30 37 TOT NHL 41 2 0 2 1 2
1929-30 37 OTS NHL 19 0 0 0 0 0
1929-30 37 TOR NHL 22 2 0 2 1 2
Career NHL 349 139 98 237 148 249

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
1917-18 25 OTS NHL 10 1.10 0.80 1.90 1.20 0.60 13 40 53 18 1.6 0.3 1.9
1918-19 26 OTS NHL 18 1.06 0.50 1.56 1.05 1.50 34 60 94 35 3.0 0.7 3.7
1919-20 27 OTS NHL 23 1.13 0.65 1.78 1.15 0.78 30 62 92 33 3.7 1.1 4.7
1920-21 28 OTS NHL 24 0.79 0.42 1.21 0.81 0.42 24 49 73 26 2.6 1.1 3.7
1921-22 29 OTS NHL 20 0.40 0.50 0.90 0.49 0.20 11 38 49 16 0.9 0.6 1.5
1922-23 30 OTS NHL 22 0.50 0.32 0.82 0.49 0.64 18 32 50 19 1.5 0.8 2.4
1923-24 31 OTS NHL 20 0.55 0.30 0.85 0.55 0.80 22 42 64 23 2.7 0.6 3.3
1924-25 32 OTS NHL 26 0.19 0.19 0.38 0.22 0.69 8 24 32 11 0.2 0.8 1.0
1925-26 33 OTS NHL 35 0.34 0.37 0.71 0.41 1.14 20 103 123 39 3.8 1.4 5.2
1926-27 34 OTS NHL 38 0.16 0.16 0.32 0.19 0.68 10 37 47 16 1.1 1.2 2.2
1927-28 35 OTS NHL 42 0.19 0.12 0.31 0.20 1.10 16 33 49 18 1.6 1.5 3.1
1928-29 36 OTS NHL 30 0.03 0.13 0.17 0.08 0.73 3 29 32 10 -0.5 0.6 0.1
1929-30 37 TOT NHL 41 0.05 0.00 0.05 0.03 0.05 3 0 3 2 -2.0 0.9 -1.0
1929-30 37 OTS NHL 19 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0 -1.1 0.4 -0.7
1929-30 37 TOR NHL 22 0.09 0.00 0.09 0.06 0.09 3 0 3 2 -0.9 0.5 -0.3
Career NHL 349 0.40 0.28 0.68 0.42 0.71 212 549 761 265 20.3 11.6 31.8

NHL Playoffs

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1918-19 26 OTS NHL 2 0 2 2 3
1920-21 28 OTS NHL SC 2 1 3 4 2
1921-22 29 OTS NHL 2 2 1 3 4
1922-23 30 OTS NHL SC 2 0 1 1 0
1923-24 31 OTS NHL 2 0 1 1 0
1925-26 33 OTS NHL 2 0 0 0 2
1926-27 34 OTS NHL SC 6 1 1 2 0
1927-28 35 OTS NHL 2 0 0 0 2
Career NHL 3 20 4 9 13 13

Other Standard

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1910-11 18 Pembroke Debaters UOVHL 6 6 4 10 3
1911-12 19 Port Arthur Lake City NOHL 4 0 0 0 9
1912-13 20 Toronto Blueshirts NHA 19 25 0 25 9
1913-14 21 Vancouver Millionaires PCHA 11 10 5 15 6
1914-15 22 Vancouver Millionaires PCHA 17 23 7 30 12
1915-16 23 Ottawa Senators NHA 23 19 5 24 26
1916-17 24 Ottawa Senators NHA 19 41 10 51 24
1931-32 39 Buffalo Bisons IHL 1 0 0 0 0
Career 1 Season IHL 1 0 0 0 0
Career 3 Seasons NHA 61 85 15 100 59
Career 1 Season NOHL 4 0 0 0 9
Career 2 Seasons PCHA 28 33 12 45 18
Career 1 Season UOVHL 6 6 4 10 3

Other Playoffs

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1910-11 18 Pembroke Debaters UOVHL 2 6 2 8 0
1914-15 22 Vancouver Millionaires St-Cup 3 4 6 10 6
1916-17 24 Ottawa Senators NHA 2 1 1 2 6
1919-20 27 Ottawa Senators St-Cup 5 6 1 7 2
1920-21 28 Ottawa Senators St-Cup 5 0 1 1 0
1922-23 30 Ottawa Senators St-Cup 6 1 1 2 10
Career 1 Season NHA 2 1 1 2 6
Career 4 Seasons St-Cup 19 11 9 20 18
Career 1 Season UOVHL 2 6 2 8 0

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 13 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Frank Nighbor 5.2 4.7 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.1 2.4 2.2 1.9 1.5 1.0 0.1 -1.0
Ray Whitney 91.1 8.7 8.3 7.0 6.7 6.2 4.7 3.1 2.8 2.5 2.2 0.2 0.1 -0.3
Jimmy Ward 90.2 7.3 5.8 4.8 4.2 3.9 3.7 3.5 2.9 2.2 1.9 1.8 -0.3
Clark Gillies 90.1 8.8 8.7 6.2 6.1 5.8 5.7 4.4 3.3 2.8 1.7 1.1 0.6 -0.6
Jeff O'Neill 89.9 8.3 7.6 6.8 6.5 4.3 3.9 3.2 3.2 2.9 1.7 1.3
Jozef Stumpel 89.3 8.9 6.5 6.3 5.7 5.4 4.3 4.0 3.1 2.5 1.3 1.3 0.1 0.0
Tod Sloan 88.7 9.3 7.4 6.6 5.8 4.9 3.7 3.5 3.1 3.1 2.5 2.2 0.1 0.0
Jim Pappin 88.6 9.2 7.4 6.6 6.0 6.0 4.9 4.2 2.9 2.2 1.6 1.4 0.8 0.1
Babe Siebert 88.5 6.2 5.5 5.1 4.5 4.5 3.7 3.5 3.1 2.5 2.1 1.1 1.0 0.6
Pit Martin 88.2 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.1 5.2 5.1 3.2 3.2 3.1 2.2 1.3 0.8 0.1
Neal Broten 88.0 7.6 7.4 6.4 6.4 5.7 4.6 4.4 3.8 2.8 1.7 1.7 1.2 0.2
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Frank Nighbor 5.2 4.7 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.1 2.4 2.2 1.9 1.5 1.0 0.1 -1.0
Jimmy Ward 90.2 7.3 5.8 4.8 4.2 3.9 3.7 3.5 2.9 2.2 1.9 1.8 -0.3
Jeff O'Neill 89.9 8.3 7.6 6.8 6.5 4.3 3.9 3.2 3.2 2.9 1.7 1.3
Joe Murphy 89.7 7.3 6.5 6.3 5.1 4.9 4.2 4.1 2.8 2.6 1.3 1.1 0.7 0.2 0.0 -0.2
Kenny Wharram 89.2 9.0 6.9 6.8 6.8 4.7 4.3 3.7 3.6 2.8 2.0 0.7 0.0 -0.1 -0.2
Clark Gillies 88.9 8.8 8.7 6.2 6.1 5.8 5.7 4.4 3.3 2.8 1.7 1.1 0.6 0.3 -0.6
Tod Sloan 88.7 9.3 7.4 6.6 5.8 4.9 3.7 3.5 3.1 3.1 2.5 2.2 0.1 0.0
Jim Pappin 88.1 9.2 7.4 6.6 6.0 6.0 4.9 4.2 2.9 2.2 1.6 1.4 0.8 0.6 0.1
Valeri Kamensky 87.9 8.6 7.3 7.2 6.2 4.0 3.4 2.7 2.5 2.2 2.1 1.6
Doug Bentley 87.9 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.2 5.0 4.9 4.1 2.4 2.3 2.0 2.0 1.0 0.4
Jeff Friesen 87.7 8.2 6.9 6.4 6.2 6.1 4.5 4.4 4.1 2.6 2.1 0.0 -0.4

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary ▪ Rate Statistic Requirements

Awards

1923-24 NHL Hart Memorial Trophy
1924-25 NHL Lady Byng Memorial Trophy
1925-26 NHL Lady Byng Memorial Trophy

Championships

(Minimum 1 playoff game)

1921 Ottawa Senators (NHL)
1923 Ottawa Senators (NHL)
1927 Ottawa Senators (NHL)

Games Played

1918-19 NHL 18 (1)
 1920-21 NHL 24 (1)

Goals

1918-19 NHL 19 (3)
1919-20 NHL 26 (3)
1920-21 NHL 19 (5)
1923-24 NHL 11 (10)

Assists

1917-18 NHL 8 (6)
1918-19 NHL 9 (2)
1919-20 NHL 15 (1)
 1920-21 NHL 10 (2)
1921-22 NHL 10 (8)
1923-24 NHL 6 (3)
1925-26 NHL 13 (1)

Points

1917-18 NHL 19 (9)
1918-19 NHL 28 (2)
1919-20 NHL 41 (3)
1920-21 NHL 29 (5)
1923-24 NHL 17 (8)
1925-26 NHL 25 (8)

Goals Created

1918-19 NHL 18.9 (3)
1919-20 NHL 26.5 (3)
1920-21 NHL 19.4 (5)
1923-24 NHL 11.0 (10)

Goals Per Game

1917-18 NHL 1.10 (5)
1918-19 NHL 1.06 (3)
1919-20 NHL 1.13 (3)
1920-21 NHL 0.79 (6)
1923-24 NHL 0.55 (8)

Assists Per Game

1918-19 NHL 0.50 (2)
1919-20 NHL 0.65 (1)
 1920-21 NHL 0.42 (4)
1921-22 NHL 0.50 (7)

Points Per Game

1917-18 NHL 1.90 (5)
1918-19 NHL 1.56 (3)
1919-20 NHL 1.78 (3)
1920-21 NHL 1.21 (6)
1923-24 NHL 0.85 (6)
1925-26 NHL 0.71 (10)

Goals Created Per Game

1917-18 NHL 1.20 (5)
1918-19 NHL 1.05 (3)
1919-20 NHL 1.15 (3)
1920-21 NHL 0.81 (6)
1923-24 NHL 0.55 (8)

Adjusted Goals

1918-19 NHL 34 (3)
1919-20 NHL 30 (3)
1920-21 NHL 24 (5)
1923-24 NHL 22 (10)

Adjusted Assists

1917-18 NHL 40 (6)
1918-19 NHL 60 (2)
1919-20 NHL 62 (1)
 1920-21 NHL 49 (2)
1921-22 NHL 38 (8)
1923-24 NHL 42 (3)
1925-26 NHL 103 (1)

Adjusted Points

1917-18 NHL 53 (8)
1918-19 NHL 94 (2)
1919-20 NHL 92 (1)
 1920-21 NHL 73 (4)
1923-24 NHL 64 (6)
1925-26 NHL 123 (2)

Adjusted Goals Created

1917-18 NHL 18.0 (10)
1918-19 NHL 34.9 (2)
1919-20 NHL 33.3 (2)
1920-21 NHL 26.4 (6)
1923-24 NHL 23.4 (7)
1925-26 NHL 39.0 (3)

Offensive Point Shares

1917-18 NHL 1.6 (9)
1918-19 NHL 3.0 (3)
1919-20 NHL 3.7 (3)
1920-21 NHL 2.6 (7)
1923-24 NHL 2.7 (9)

Defensive Point Shares

1918-19 NHL 0.7 (10)
1919-20 NHL 1.1 (10)

Point Shares

1918-19 NHL 3.7 (5)
1919-20 NHL 4.7 (7)
    

Transactions

Glossary ▪ Transaction information may be incomplete.

October 22, 1915: Signed as a free agent by Vancouver (PCHA), October 22, 1915.

November 12, 1915: Signed by Ottawa (NHA) after jumping contract with Vancouver (PCHA), November 12, 1915.

December 22, 1917: Signed as a free agent by Ottawa, December 22, 1917.

January 31, 1930: Traded to Toronto by Ottawa for Danny Cox and cash, January 31, 1930.

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