Unofficial Records
Along with his numerous official records, Wayne Gretzky also has many "unofficial" records. These other records are not recognized by the NHL Official Guide and Record Book.
- Youngest player to score 50 goals in a season (19 years, two months)
- Most points by an NHL player in his first year: 137. Because of Gretzky's season played in the WHA, he was not considered a rookie in his first year, so the rookie record belongs to Teemu Selanne with 132
- Most assists by an NHL player in his first year: 86. The rookie record is held jointly by Peter Stastny and Joe Juneau with 70 assists. Note that the record book gives Gretzky the record for most assists and points in a game as a first year player, but not the season totals
- Most 200-or-more point seasons: 4. Gretzky owns the official record for most 100 point seasons. He is the only player to reach 200 points in a season
- Most consecutive 200 point seasons: 3
- Most 70-or-more goal seasons: 4. The NHL has a record for most 60 goal seasons, but not 70. Eight players have achieved 70 goals, and Brett Hull did so three times.
- Most consecutive 70 goal seasons: 4
- Most 80-or-more goal seasons: 2
- Most 90-or-more goal seasons: 1. Gretzky is the only player to achieve this
- Fastest 50 goals from start of season: 50 goals in 39 games. 50 goals in 50 games is labelled as the most difficult one to break of all of Gretzky's records. The NHL has an official record for the most goals in 50 games, but not the fastest 50 goals
- Fastest 100 points: 34 games in 1983–84
- Most seasons averaging at least 1 point per game: 19
- Most consecutive seasons averaging at least 1 point per game: 19
- Most seasons averaging at least 2 points per game: 10
- Most consecutive seasons averaging at least 2 points per game: 9
- Most game-winning goals in the playoffs: 24 (tied with Brett Hull)
- Most 100-or-more assist seasons: 11
- Most consecutive 100-or-more assist seasons: 11
- Most NHL and WHA regular season assists: 2,027
- Most NHL and WHA regular season points: 2,967
- Most NHL and WHA regular season and playoff goals: 1,072 (one more than Gordie Howe)
- Most NHL and WHA regular season and playoff assists: 2,297
- Most NHL and WHA regular season and playoff points: 3,369
- Most MVP awards (Hart Trophy): 9
- Most scoring championships (Art Ross Trophy): 10
- Largest margin of victory in the scoring race: 79 (in 1983–84)
- Most seasons where he was his team's leading scorer: 19
- Most official NHL records: 61 on retirement, 60 at present
- Highest Plus/Minus in a single playoff year: +28 (1984–85)
- Highest Plus/Minus by a forward, single season: +98
- Highest Plus/Minus by a forward, career: +518
The following are milestone records:
- Only Player To Reach 2000 Career Points
- Only Player To Reach 3000 Career Points, Regular Season and Playoffs combined
- Only Player To Reach 1000 Career Goals, Regular Season and Playoffs combined
- Only Player To Reach 2000 Career Assists, Regular Season and Playoffs combined
- Goals
- Youngest 100 Goals (20 years, 40 days)
- Fastest & Youngest 200 Goals (242 games)- Modern Record, Cy Denneny scored 200 goals in 181 games, (21 years, 256 days)
- Fastest & Youngest 300 Goals (350 games), (22 years, 321 days)
- Fastest & Youngest 400 Goals (436 games), (23 years, 352 days)
- Fastest & Youngest 500 Goals (575 games), (25 years, 299 days)
- Fastest & Youngest 600 Goals (718 games, one less than Mario Lemieux), (27 years, 302 days)
- Fastest & Youngest 700 Goals (886 games), (29 years, 342 days)
- Fastest & Youngest 800 Goals (1116 games), (33 years, 53 days)
- Assists
- Fastest 100 Assists (92 games)
- Fastest & Youngest 200 Assists (165 games), (20 years 265 days)
- Fastest & Youngest 300 Assists (229 games), (21 years 43 days)
- Fastest & Youngest 400 Assists (290 games), (21 years 362 days)
- Fastest & Youngest 500 Assists (352 games), (22 years 325 days)
- Fastest & Youngest 600 Assists (416 games), (23 years 307 days)
- Fastest & Youngest 700 Assists (478 games), (24 years 267 days)
- Fastest & Youngest 800 Assists (527 games), (25 years 11 days)
- Fastest & Youngest 900 Assists (584 games), (25 years 320 days)
- Fastest & Youngest 1000 Assists (645 games), (26 years 282 days)
- Fastest & Youngest 1100 Assists (706 games), (27 years 276 days)
- Fastest & Youngest 1200 Assists (774 games), (28 years 65 days)
- Fastest & Youngest 1300 Assists (846 games), (29 years 50 days)
- Fastest & Youngest 1400 Assists (913 games), (30 years 38 days)
- Fastest & Youngest 1500 Assists (986 games), (31 years 38 days)
- Fastest & Youngest 1600 Assists (1068 games), (32 years 308 days)
- Fastest & Youngest 1700 Assists (1179 games), (34 years 267 days)
- Fastest & Youngest 1800 Assists (1286 games), (35 years 322 days)
- Fastest & Youngest 1900 Assists (1404 games), (37 years 54 days)
- Points
- Fastest 100 Points (61 games)- Modern Record, Joe Malone and Newsy Lalonde share the record by scoring 100 points in 51 games.
- Fastest 200 Points (117 games)
- Fastest & Youngest 300 Points (159 games), (20 years, 67 days)
- Fastest & Youngest 400 Points (197 games), (20 years, 335 days)
- Fastest & Youngest 500 Points (234 games), (21 years, 52 days)
- Fastest & Youngest 600 Points (273 games), (21 years, 330 days)
- Fastest & Youngest 700 Points (317 games), (22 years, 62 days)
- Fastest & Youngest 800 Points (352 games), (22 years, 325 days)
- Fastest & Youngest 900 Points (385 games), (23 years, 47 days)
- Fastest & Youngest 1000 Points (424 games), (23 years, 328 days)
- Fastest & Youngest 1100 Points (464 games), (24 years, 50 days)
- Fastest & Youngest 1200 Points (504 games), (24 years, 321 days)
- Fastest & Youngest 1300 Points (539 games), (25 years, 38 days)
- Fastest & Youngest 1400 Points (580 games), (25 years, 313 days)
- Fastest & Youngest 1500 Points (620 games), (26 years, 44 days)
- Fastest & Youngest 1600 Points (667 games), (26 years, 330 days)
- Fastest & Youngest 1700 Points (711 games), (27 years, 285 days)
- Fastest & Youngest 1800 Points (754 games), (28 years, 23 days)
- Fastest & Youngest 1900 Points (803 games), (28 years, 318 days)
- Fastest & Youngest 2000 Points (857 games), (29 years, 273 days)
- Fastest & Youngest 2100 Points (908 games), (30 years, 27 days)
- Fastest & Youngest 2200 Points (962 games), (30 years, 349 days)
- Fastest & Youngest 2300 Points (1026 games), (32 years, 39 days)
- Fastest & Youngest 2400 Points (1091 games), (32 years, 351 days)
- Fastest & Youngest 2500 Points (1165 games), (34 years, 81 days)
- Fastest & Youngest 2600 Points (1244 games), (35 years, 52 days)
- Fastest & Youngest 2700 Points (1331 games), (36 years, 67 days)
- Fastest & Youngest 2800 Points (1422 games), (37 years, 264 days)
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