The Penguins' best defensemen
Kris Letang has the most points of the 252 defensemen who played with the Penguins, 812 in 1,250 games. He is still playing. Paul Coffey is 2nd with 440. Erik Karlsson is 7th, with 191; 69 more passes Sergei Gonchar for 6th.
The Penguins' defensemen this season
- Erik Karlsson15 games, 1.1 a game191 with the Penguins, the 7th-most in Penguins history.16points
- Kaedan Korczak15 games, 0.5 a game8points
- Samuel Girard12 games, 0.6 a game14 with the Penguins.7points
By decade: 2020s · 2010s · 2000s · 1990s · 1980s · 1970s · 1968–69
Compare with in · side by side
| Place | Player | points | goals | assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kris Letang2006 – 2027 · still playing | 812 | 178 | 634 |
| +6 this season | ||||
| 2 | Paul Coffey1987 – 1992 · 331 games | 440 | 108 | 332 |
| 3 | Ron Stackhouse1973 – 1982 · 621 games | 343 | 66 | 277 |
| 4 | Randy Carlyle1978 – 1984 · 397 games | 323 | 66 | 257 |
| 5 | Larry Murphy1990 – 1995 · 336 games | 301 | 78 | 223 |
| 6 | Sergei Gonchar2005 – 2010 · 322 games | 259 | 54 | 205 |
| 7 | Erik Karlsson2023 – 2027 · still playing | 191 | 40 | 151 |
| +16 this season · passes Sergei Gonchar for 6th in 65 games at his pace | ||||
| 8 | Moe Mantha1984 – 1988 · 232 games | 168 | 37 | 131 |
| 9 | Doug Bodger1984 – 1989 · 299 games | 167 | 35 | 132 |
| 10 | Ryan Whitney2005 – 2009 · 253 games | 150 | 34 | 116 |
| 11 | Marcus Pettersson2018 – 2025 · 442 games | 141 | 16 | 125 |
| 12 | Kevin Hatcher1996 – 1999 · 220 games | 140 | 45 | 95 |
| 13 | Brian Dumoulin2013 – 2023 · 546 games | 139 | 19 | 120 |
| 14 | Zarley Zalapski1987 – 1991 · 190 games | 135 | 33 | 102 |
| T15 | Dave Burrows1971 – 1981 · 573 games | 132 | 24 | 108 |
| T15 | Brooks Orpik2002 – 2014 · 703 games | 132 | 13 | 119 |
| 17 | Justin Schultz2015 – 2020 · 234 games | 113 | 22 | 91 |
| 18 | Mario Faubert1974 – 1982 · 231 games | 111 | 21 | 90 |
| T19 | Jim Johnson1985 – 1991 · 390 games | 109 | 14 | 95 |
| T19 | Paul Martin2010 – 2015 · 297 games | 109 | 17 | 92 |
| 21 | Olli Maatta2013 – 2019 · 362 games | 107 | 25 | 82 |
| 22 | Duane Rupp1968 – 1973 · 265 games | 104 | 21 | 83 |
| 23 | Dick Tarnstrom2002 – 2006 · 174 games | 103 | 28 | 75 |
| T24 | Paul Baxter1980 – 1983 · 202 games | 94 | 25 | 69 |
| T24 | Ulf Samuelsson1990 – 1995 · 277 games | 94 | 11 | 83 |
points by decade
2020s
- › Kris Letang2019 – 2027 · 503 games319
- › Erik Karlsson2023 – 2027 · 254 games191
- Marcus Pettersson2019 – 2025 · 385 games122
- Brian Dumoulin2019 – 2023 · 227 games65
- John Marino2019 – 2022 · 189 games64
2010s
- Kris Letang2009 – 2019 · 603 games441
- Paul Martin2010 – 2015 · 297 games109
- Olli Maatta2013 – 2019 · 362 games107
- Justin Schultz2015 – 2019 · 188 games101
- Matt Niskanen2010 – 2014 · 214 games85
2000s
- Sergei Gonchar2005 – 2009 · 260 games209
- Ryan Whitney2005 – 2009 · 253 games150
- Dick Tarnstrom2002 – 2006 · 174 games103
- Michal Rozsival1999 – 2003 · 237 games65
- Brooks Orpik2002 – 2009 · 376 games55
1990s
- Larry Murphy1990 – 1995 · 336 games301
- Paul Coffey1989 – 1992 · 210 games260
- Kevin Hatcher1996 – 1999 · 220 games140
- Ulf Samuelsson1990 – 1995 · 277 games94
- Zarley Zalapski1989 – 1991 · 117 games79
1980s
- Randy Carlyle1979 – 1984 · 327 games276
- Paul Coffey1987 – 1989 · 121 games180
- Moe Mantha1984 – 1988 · 232 games168
- Doug Bodger1984 – 1989 · 299 games167
- Paul Baxter1980 – 1983 · 202 games94
1970s
- Ron Stackhouse1973 – 1979 · 393 games254
- Dave Burrows1971 – 1978 · 520 games130
- Duane Rupp1969 – 1973 · 235 games91
- Darryl Edestrand1971 – 1974 · 158 games72
- Dennis Owchar1974 – 1978 · 168 games67
1968–69
- Noel Price1967 – 1969 · 143 games53
- Leo Boivin1967 – 1969 · 114 games40
- Bob Woytowich1968-69 · 71 games29
- Bill Speer1967 – 1969 · 102 games21
- Dunc McCallum1967 – 1969 · 94 games20
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Method
- Every defenseman who played with the Penguins, ranked by points over his games there. Regular-season games only.
- A decade counts his points with the Penguins in its seasons.