Joe Thornton
Joseph Eric Thornton
Born: July 2, 1979
London, ON Canada
Position: C
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 235
Shoot/Catch: Left
Career: 1997-2021
Minor league statistics
Joe Thornton scored 430 goals and recorded 1109 assists in his 1714-game career with the Boston Bruins, San Jose Sharks, Toronto Maple Leafs and Florida Panthers. He began playing during the 1997 season and last took the ice during the 2021 campaign.
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Scoring:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-98 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 55 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 19 | -6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 9.1 |
| 1998-99 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 81 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 69 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 128 | 12.5 |
| 1999-00 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 81 | 23 | 37 | 60 | 82 | -5 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 171 | 13.5 |
| 2000-01 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 72 | 37 | 34 | 71 | 107 | -4 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 181 | 20.4 |
| 2001-02 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 66 | 22 | 46 | 68 | 127 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 152 | 14.5 |
| 2002-03 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 77 | 36 | 65 | 101 | 109 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 196 | 18.4 |
| 2003-04 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 77 | 23 | 50 | 73 | 98 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 187 | 12.3 |
| 2005-06 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 23 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 15.0 |
| 2005-06 | NHL | San Jose Sharks | 58 | 20 | 72 | 92 | 55 | 31 | 8 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 135 | 14.8 |
| 2006-07 | NHL | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 22 | 92 | 114 | 44 | 24 | 10 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 213 | 10.3 |
| 2007-08 | NHL | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 29 | 67 | 96 | 59 | 18 | 11 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 178 | 16.3 |
| 2008-09 | NHL | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 25 | 61 | 86 | 56 | 16 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 139 | 18.0 |
| 2009-10 | NHL | San Jose Sharks | 79 | 20 | 69 | 89 | 54 | 17 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 141 | 14.2 |
| 2010-11 | NHL | San Jose Sharks | 80 | 21 | 49 | 70 | 47 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 149 | 14.1 |
| 2011-12 | NHL | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 18 | 59 | 77 | 31 | 17 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 156 | 11.5 |
| 2012-13 | NHL | San Jose Sharks | 48 | 7 | 33 | 40 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 85 | 8.2 |
| 2013-14 | NHL | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 11 | 65 | 76 | 32 | 20 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 122 | 9.0 |
| 2014-15 | NHL | San Jose Sharks | 78 | 16 | 49 | 65 | 30 | -4 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 12.2 |
| 2015-16 | NHL | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 19 | 63 | 82 | 54 | 25 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 121 | 15.7 |
| 2016-17 | NHL | San Jose Sharks | 79 | 7 | 43 | 50 | 51 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 8.6 |
| 2017-18 | NHL | San Jose Sharks | 47 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 38 | -9 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 17.3 |
| 2018-19 | NHL | San Jose Sharks | 73 | 16 | 35 | 51 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 90 | 17.8 |
| 2019-20 | NHL | San Jose Sharks | 70 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 34 | -19 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 9.2 |
| 2020-21 | NHL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 44 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 11.9 |
| 2021-22 | NHL | Florida Panthers | 34 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | -10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 19.2 |
| Totals | 1714 | 430 | 1109 | 1539 | 1272 | 182 | 146 | 402 | 6 | 6 | 68 | 2 | 3068 | 14.0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-98 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 1998-99 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 20.0 |
| 2001-02 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14.3 |
| 2002-03 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8.3 |
| 2003-04 | NHL | Boston Bruins | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.0 |
| 2005-06 | NHL | San Jose Sharks | 11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 12 | -4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 8.7 |
| 2006-07 | NHL | San Jose Sharks | 11 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4.3 |
| 2007-08 | NHL | San Jose Sharks | 13 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 6.9 |
| 2008-09 | NHL | San Jose Sharks | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | -3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5.9 |
| 2009-10 | NHL | San Jose Sharks | 15 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 18 | -11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 8.6 |
| 2010-11 | NHL | San Jose Sharks | 18 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 16 | -5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 6.3 |
| 2011-12 | NHL | San Jose Sharks | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13.3 |
| 2012-13 | NHL | San Jose Sharks | 11 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 8.0 |
| 2013-14 | NHL | San Jose Sharks | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12.5 |
| 2015-16 | NHL | San Jose Sharks | 24 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 8.8 |
| 2016-17 | NHL | San Jose Sharks | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| 2018-19 | NHL | San Jose Sharks | 19 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | -6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 13.8 |
| 2020-21 | NHL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 |
| 2021-22 | NHL | Florida Panthers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 187 | 32 | 102 | 134 | 134 | -36 | 11 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 360 | 8.9 |
Awards
2002 - NHL Second Team All-Star
2005 - NHL Art Ross
2005 - NHL Hart
2005 - NHL First Team All-Star
2007 - NHL Second Team All-Star
2015 - NHL Second Team All-Star
