The following is a historical list of World Hockey Association (WHA) statistical leaders, which lasted from 1972 to 1979 as a professional hockey league in North America. It merged with the National Hockey League in 1979. While the NHL does not recognize the statistics of the WHA, Hockey Reference lists all available statistics of the WHA side-by-side with the NHL.

Skaters Regular season: Points Source: Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame

Rank Name Team(s) Years Pts Games Played1 André Lacroix PHB, NYJ/SDM, HSA, NEW 1972–1979 798 5512 Marc Tardif LAS/MIB, QBN1973–1979 666 4463Bobby Hull WNJ 1972–1979 638 4114Serge Bernier QBN1973–1979 566 417Réal Cloutier QBN1974–1979 566 3696Robbie Ftorek PHR, CNS 1974–1979 523 3737Gordie Howe HSA, NEW1973–1979 5084198Christian Bordeleau WNJ, QBN1972–1979 504 412Mark Howe HSA, NEW1973–1979504426 10Ulf Nilsson WNJ1974–1978 48430011 Anders Hedberg WNJ 1974–1978 45828612 Larry Lund HSA 1972–1978 426 45913 Tom Webster NEW 1972–1978 425 35214 J.C. Tremblay QBN 1972–1979 424 45415 Danny Lawson PHB/VNB/CGB, WNJ1972–1978 422 39216 John McKenzie PHB/VNB, MFS, CNS, NEW 1972–1979 413 47717 Michel Parizeau QBN, INR, CNS 1972–1979 394 50918 Rich LeDuc CLC, CNS, INR, QBN 1974–1979 390 39419 Ron Ward NYW, VNB/CGC, LAS, CLC, MNF, WNJ 1972–1978 380 35920 Bryan Campbell VNB, CNS, INR, EDO 1972–1978 376 43321 Larry Pleau NEW 1972–1979 37246822 Mike Antonovich MFS, EDO, NEW 1972–1979 37048623 Rosaire Paiement CHC, NEW, INR 1972–1978 367455Mike Rogers EDO, NEW 1974–1979 36739625 Norm Ferguson NYR/SDM, EDO 1972–1978 365 43626 Gavin Kirk OTN/TRT/BRB, CGC, EDO 1972–1979 35942227 Frank Hughes HSA, PHR1972–1978 35339228 Tim Sheehy NEW, EDO, BRB 1972–1978 35143329 Terry Ruskowski HSA, WNJ 1974–1979 33736930 Blair MacDonald EDO INR1973–1979 33647631 Wayne Rivers NYW/NYJ/SDM 1972–1978 334 35732 Dennis Sobchuk PHR, CNS, EDO 1974–1979 331 34833 Gene Peacosh NYW/NYJ/SDM, EDO, INR 1972–1978 330 367 Ron Chipperfield VNB/CGC, EDO 1974–1979 33036935 Wayne Connelly MFS, CLC, CGC, EDO 1972–1978 329 366 Ron Plumb PHB/VNB, SDM, CNS, NEW 1972–1979 32954937 Poul Popiel HSA 1972–1978 327 46738 Kevin Morrison NYJ/SDM, INR, QBN 1973–1979 317 41839 Wayne Carleton OTN/TRT/BRB, NEW, EDO1972–1978 312 29040 Al Hamilton EDO 1972–1979 311455 Rene LeClerc QBN, INR1972–1979 311 45242 Paul Shmyr CLC, SDM, EDO 1972–1979 30951143 John French NEW, SDM, INR 1972–1978 30042044 Peter Sullivan WNJ1975–1979 29531345 John Gray PHR, HSA, WNJ 1974–1979 29236346 Dave Keon MFS, INR, NEW 1975–1979 29130147 Ed Patenaude EDO INR 1972–1978 29043148 Ted Taylor HSA 1972–1978 28742149 Rich Preston HSA, WNJ 1974–1979 28538850 Jim Dorey NEW, TRT, QBN1972–1979 284431

Regular season: Points per game

Minimum 500 points Bobby Hull, 1.552 Réal Cloutier, 1.534 Marc Tardif, 1.493 André Lacroix, 1.448 Robbie Ftorek, 1.402 Serge Bernier, 1.357 Christian Bordeleau, 1.223 Gordie Howe, 1.212 Mark Howe, 1.183

Regular season: Points in one game Source: Rank Name Date Team Points Goals Assists1Jim Harrison January 30, 1973 Alberta Oilers 10 3 7 2Ron Ward November 30, 1975 Cleveland Crusaders 7 5 23Real Cloutier December 26, 1976Quebec Nordiques 7 3 44Danny Lawson January 13, 1973 Philadelphia Blazers 7345Ron Ward January 4, 1973 New York Raiders 6516Perry Miller February 1, 1977 Winnipeg Jets 6427Anders Hedberg February 4, 1977 Winnipeg Jets 6428Bobby Hull February 15, 1973Winnipeg Jets 6429Anders Hedberg January 19, 1975 Winnipeg Jets 64210Mike Walton March 9, 1974 Minnesota Fighting Saints 642

Playoffs: Points

Mark Howe: 92 Bobby Hull: 80 Serge Bernier: 74 Gordie Howe: 71 Ulf Nilsson: 67 Larry Lund: 65 Réal Cloutier: 63 Anders Hedberg: 63 Marc Tardif: 59 Poul Popiel: 54 Tom Webster: 54 Terry Ruskowski: 54 Peter Sullivan: 53 Larry Pleau: 51 Christian Bordeleau: 50 Willy Lindström: 48 Gord Labossiere: 44 André Lacroix: 43 Bobby Guindon: 43 Mike Antonovich: 41

Regular season: Goals Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame Rank Name Goals GP 1Marc Tardif 316 4462. Bobby Hull 303 4113. Réal Cloutier 283 3694. André Lacroix 251 5515. Anders Hedberg 236 286 6. Serge Bernier 230 4177. Tom Webster 220 3528. Danny Lawson 218 3929. Robbie Ftorek 216 37310. Mark Howe 208 42611. Rich LeDuc 195 39412. Mike Antonovich 182 48613. Norm Ferguson 181 436 14. Christian Bordeleau 179 41215. Tim Sheehy 178 43316. Gordie Howe 174 41917. Frank Hughes 173 39218. Blair MacDonald 171 47619. Ron Ward 170 35920. Wayne Connelly 167 36621. Gene Peacosh 165 36722. John McKenzie 163 47723. Ed Patenaude 159 43124. Wayne Rivers 15835725. Larry Pleau 157 468

Regular season: Goals per game Minimum: 200 goals

Anders Hedberg, 0.825 Réal Cloutier, 0.767 Bobby Hull, 0.737 Marc Tardif, 0.709 Tom Wesbter, 0.625 Robbie Ftorek, 0.579 Danny Lawson, 0.556 Serge Bernier, 0.552 Mark Howe, 0.488 André Lacroix, 0.456

Playoffs: Goals

Bobby Hull, 43 Mark Howe, 41 Anders Hedberg, 35 Réal Cloutier, 33 Larry Pleau, 29 Tom Webster, 28 Gordie Howe, 28 Serge Bernier, 28 Marc Tardif, 27 Willy Lindström, 26 Frank Hughes, 24 Bob Guindon, 24 Mike Antonovich, 21 Peter Sullivan, 21 Murray Hall, 21 Larry Lund, 20 Blair MacDonald, 20 Mike Walton, 20 Norm Beaudin, 18 Ted Taylor, 18 Terry Ruskowski, 18

Regular season: Power Play goals

Source:

Réal Cloutier, 87 Bobby Hull, 82 André Lacroix, 76 Marc Tardif, 69 Anders Hedberg, 68 Robbie Ftorek, 59 Gordie Howe, 57 Serge Bernier, 51 Tom Webster, 50 Ron Chipperfield, 48 Mark Howe, 47 Frank Hughes, 44 Danny Lawson, 40 Wayne Rivers, 39 George Morrison, 39 Larry Lund, 38 Wayne Connelly, 38 Réjean Houle, 38 Morris Lukowich, 35 André Hinse, 35 Gene Peacosh, 35 Larry Pleau, 35 Norm Ferguson, 35 Willy Lindström, 34 Mark Napier, 33

Regular season: Assists Source: Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame Rank Name Assists GP 1André Lacroix 547 5512J.C. Tremblay 358 4543Marc Tardif 350 4464Ulf Nilsson 344 3005Serge Bernier 336 4176Bobby Hull 335 4117Gordie Howe 334 4198Christian Bordeleau 325 4129Robbie Ftorek 307 37310Mark Howe 296 42611Réal Cloutier 283 36912Larry Lund 277 45913Poul Popiel 265 46714Ron Plumb 264 54915Al Hamilton 258 45516Terry Ruskowski 254 36917Bryan Campbell 253 43318Michel Parizeau 252 50919John McKenzie 250 47720Paul Shmyr 248 51121Gavin Kirk 243 42222Jim Dorey 232 43123Kevin Morrison 224 41824Anders Hedberg 222 286 25Mike Rogers 222 396

Regular season: Assists per game Minimum: 200 assists

Ulf Nilsson, 1.147 Andre Lacroix, 0.993 Robbie Ftorek, 0.823 Bobby Hull, 0.815 Serge Bernier, 0.806 Gordie Howe, 0.797 Christian Bordeleau, 0.789 J.C. Tremblay, 0.789 Marc Tardif, 0.785

Playoffs: Assists

Ulf Nilsson, 53 Mark Howe, 51 Poul Popiel, 47 Serge Bernier, 46 Larry Lund, 45 Gordie Howe, 43 Bobby Hull, 37 Terry Ruskowski, 36 Christian Bordeleau, 34 Jim Dorey, 33 Rick Ley, 33 Marc Tardif, 32 Peter Sullivan, 32 Réal Cloutier, 30 André Lacroix, 29 Gord Labossiere, 28 Anders Hedberg, 28 Tom Webster, 26 John French, 25 John Schella, 25 Mike Ford, 25 J.C. Tremblay, 23 Dave Keon, 23

Regular season: Games played (skaters)

Andre Lacroix, 551 Ron Plumb, 549 Paul Shmyr, 511 Michel Parizeau, 509 Mike Antonovich, 486 Rick Ley, 478 John McKenzie, 477 Blair MacDonald, 476 Larry Pleau, 468 Poul Popiel, 467 Bob Guindon, 463 Larry Lund, 459 Al Hamilton, 455 Rosaire Paiement, 455 Ken Block, 455 J.C. Tremblay, 454 Ted Green, 452 Rene Leclerc, 452 Marty Howe, 449 Don Burgess, 446 Marc Tardif, 446 François Lacombe,440 Norm Ferguson, 436 Bryan Campbell, 433 Tim Sheehy, 433

Regular season: Penalty minutes

Paul Baxter, 962 Kim Clackson, 932 Cam Connor, 904 Pierre Roy, 860 Paul Shmyr, 860 Gord Gallant, 849 John Schella, 844 Steve Sutherland, 805 John Hughes, 778 Ron Busniuk, 762 Terry Ruskowski, 761 Curt Brackenbury, 753 Rick Ley, 716 Jack Carlson, 694 Glen Irwin, 633 Doug Barrie, 620 John McKenzie, 619 Poul Popiel, 618 Jim Dorey, 617 Frank Beaton, 614 Ted Taylor, 600 Rosaire Paiement, 592 Pierre Guite, 585 Peter Driscoll, 577 Gilles Bilodeau, 570 Butch Deadmarsh, 570

Goaltenders Regular season: Games played Source: Ernie Wakely, 334 Don McLeod, 332 John Garrett, 323 Joe Daley, 308 Richard Brodeur, 305 Al Smith, 260 Dave Dryden, 242 Gerry Cheevers, 191 Jack Norris, 191 Gary Kurt, 176 Wayne Rutledge, 175 Gilles Gratton, 161 Michel Dion, 149 Ron Grahame, 143 Paul Hoganson, 143 Serge Aubry, 142 Mike Curran, 130 Bruce Landon, 122 Russ Gillow, 109 Wayne Wood, 104 Christer Abrahamsson, 102 Cam Newton, 102 Pete Donnelly, 100 Bob Whidden, 98 Jim McLeod, 97

Regular season: Wins Source: Joe Daley, 167 Richard Brodeur, 165 Ernie Wakely, 164 Don McLeod, 155 John Garrett, 148 Al Smith, 141 Dave Dryden, 112 Ron Grahame, 102 Gerry Cheevers, 99 Wayne Rutledge, 94 Jack Norris, 86 Gilles Gratton, 81 Gary Kurt, 72 Serge Aubry, 65 Mike Curran, 63 Michel Dion, 62 Bruce Landon, 50 Cam Newton, 48 Paul Hoganson, 44 Pete Donnelly, 44 Christer Abrahamsson, 41 Wayne Wood, 39 Jean-Louis Levasseur, 37 Russ Gillow, 37 Bob Whidden, 34

Regular season: Shutouts A goaltender achieves a shutout when he does not allow a goal against him and plays the full game.

Ernie Wakely, 16 John Garrett, 14 Gerry Cheevers, 14 Joe Daley, 12 Ron Grahame, 12 Don McLeod, 11 Al Smith, 10 Richard Brodeur, 8 Dave Dryden, 8 Mike Curran, 7 Wayne Rutledge, 6 Jean-Louis Levasseur, 5 Jack Norris, 5 Paul Hoganson, 5 Michel Dion, 5 Pete Donnelly, 5 Ken Broderick, 4 Serge Aubry, 4 Gilles Gratton, 4 Russ Gillow, 4

Regular season: Goals against average Goals against average is the average number of goals a goaltender allows over a 60-minute period (the regulation length of a game). It is calculated by multiplying the goals against by 60 minutes, then dividing by the total minutes played.

Minimum 250 games played

Al Smith, 3.252 Ernie Wakely, 3.302 Don McLeod, 3.326 Joe Daley, 3.371 John Garrett, 3.520 Richard Brodeur, 3.638

Regular season: Saves

John Garrett, 9382 Ernie Wakely, 8884 Richard Brodeur, 8341 Joe Daley, 8065 Don McLeod, 8022 Al Smith, 6629 Dave Dryden, 6274 Gerry Cheevers, 5612 Jack Norris, 5067 Wayne Rutledge, 4760 Gilles Gratton, 4449 Gary Kurt, 4429 Mike Curran, 3924 Ron Grahame, 3839 Michel Dion, 3664

Playoffs: Games played Source: Richard Brodeur, 51 Joe Daley, 49 Ron Grahame, 36 Al Smith, 35 John Garrett, 32 Don McLeod, 31 Ernie Wakely, 31 Gerry Cheevers, 19 Dave Dryden, 18 Wayne Rutledge, 16 Cap Raeder, 15 Gilles Gratton, 13 Cam Newton, 11 Andre Gill, 11 Jack Norris, 10 Gary Smith, 10 Les Binkley, 10 Russ Gillow, 9 Bruce Landon, 8

Playoffs: Shutouts Source: Ron Grahame, 4 Richard Brodeur, 3 Joe Daley, 2 Ernie Wakely, 2 Jim Park, 2 Cap Raeder, 2 Gilles Gratton, 1 Don McLeod, 1 Al Smith, 1 John Garrett, 1 Paul Hoganson, 1

Playoffs: Goals allowed Source: Richard Brodeur, 177 Joe Daley, 149 Al Smith, 124 John Garrett, 124 Ron Grahame, 116 Ernie Wakely, 109 Don McLeod, 96 Gerry Cheevers, 63 Dave Dryden, 63 Wayne Rutledge, 42 Les Binkley, 40 Cam Newton, 40 Cap Raeder, 38 Andre Gill, 38 Gilles Gratton, 37

Coaches Regular season: Games coached

Bill Dineen, 545 Harry Neale, 404 Jacques Demers, 311 Terry Slater, 258 Joe Crozier, 239 Ron Ingram, 212 Billy Harris, 197 Pat Stapleton, 181 Glen Sather, 178 Glen Sonmor, 178

Regular season: Coaching wins

Bill Dineen, 318 Harry Neale, 208 Jacques Demers, 144 Terry Slater, 116 Joe Crozier, 109 Billy Harris, 99 Bobby Kromm, 98 Jean-Guy Gendron, 96 Glen Sather, 95 Ron Ingram, 92

Regular season: Coaching points percentage Points percentage is determined by the number of points a team earns (equal to the number of ties, plus twice the number of wins) divided by the total possible points (equal to twice the number of games).

Minimum 200 games coached

Bill Dineen, .609 Harry Neale, .541