The Stars' best defensemen

Sergei Zubov has the most points of the 223 defensemen who played with the Stars, 549 in 839 games. Craig Hartsburg is 2nd with 413. Miro Heiskanen is 4th, with 357; 18 more passes John Klingberg for 3rd.

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The Stars' defensemen this season

Miro Heiskanen15 games, 0.7 a game357 with the Stars, the 4th-most in Stars history.11points
Thomas Harley15 games, 0.5 a game147 with the Stars.8points
Nils Lundkvist15 games, 0.2 a game54 with the Stars.3points

By decade: 2020s · 2010s · 2000s · 1990s · 1980s · 1970s · 1968–69

Compare with in · side by side

The Stars' best defensemen
Place	Player	points	goals	assists
1	Sergei Zubov1996 – 2009 · 839 games	549	111	438
2	Craig Hartsburg1979 – 1989 · 570 games	413	98	315
3	John Klingberg2014 – 2022 · 552 games	374	71	303
4	Miro Heiskanen2018 – 2027 · still playing	357	70	287
	+11 this season · passes John Klingberg for 3rd in 25 games at his pace
5	Darryl Sydor1995 – 2009 · 714 games	334	69	265
6	Brad Maxwell1977 – 1987 · 472 games	299	82	217
7	Derian Hatcher1991 – 2003 · 827 games	294	71	223
8	Gordie Roberts1980 – 1988 · 555 games	257	33	224
9	Esa Lindell2015 – 2027 · still playing	250	60	190
	+1 this season · passes Gordie Roberts for 8th in 80 games at his pace
10	Trevor Daley2003 – 2015 · 756 games	231	67	164
11	Lou Nanne1967 – 1978 · 635 games	225	68	157
12	Curt Giles1979 – 1991 · 760 games	217	40	177
13	Stephane Robidas2002 – 2014 · 704 games	211	46	165
14	Alex Goligoski2010 – 2016 · 385 games	187	32	155
15	Richard Matvichuk1992 – 2004 · 733 games	167	38	129
16	Philippe Boucher2002 – 2009 · 346 games	162	52	110
17	Barry Gibbs1969 – 1975 · 375 games	156	35	121
18	Thomas Harley2021 – 2027 · still playing	147	39	108
	+8 this season
19	Fred Barrett1970 – 1983 · 730 games	146	23	123
20	Mark Tinordi1988 – 1994 · 375 games	141	35	106
21	Tom Reid1968 – 1978 · 615 games	123	17	106
22	Grant Ledyard1993 – 2001 · 270 games	105	20	85
23	Gary Sargent1978 – 1983 · 187 games	103	32	71
24	Dennis O'Brien1970 – 1978 · 470 games	102	27	75
25	Shawn Chambers1987 – 2000 · 320 games	97	19	78

points by decade

2020s

› Miro Heiskanen2019 – 2027 · 485 games324
› Esa Lindell2019 – 2027 · 537 games173
› Thomas Harley2021 – 2027 · 282 games147
John Klingberg2019 – 2022 · 185 games115
Ryan Suter2021 – 2024 · 246 games74

2010s

John Klingberg2014 – 2019 · 367 games259
Alex Goligoski2010 – 2016 · 385 games187
Trevor Daley2009 – 2015 · 417 games150
Stephane Robidas2009 – 2014 · 310 games111
Esa Lindell2015 – 2019 · 239 games77

2000s

Sergei Zubov1999 – 2009 · 607 games398
Darryl Sydor1999 – 2009 · 453 games184
Philippe Boucher2002 – 2009 · 346 games162
Derian Hatcher1999 – 2003 · 299 games102
Stephane Robidas2002 – 2009 · 394 games100

1990s

Derian Hatcher1991 – 1999 · 528 games192
Sergei Zubov1996 – 1999 · 232 games151
Darryl Sydor1995 – 1999 · 261 games150
Mark Tinordi1989 – 1994 · 328 games136
Grant Ledyard1993 – 1997 · 262 games104

1980s

Craig Hartsburg1979 – 1989 · 570 games413
Gordie Roberts1980 – 1988 · 555 games257
Brad Maxwell1979 – 1987 · 326 games215
Curt Giles1979 – 1989 · 616 games190
Ron Wilson1984 – 1988 · 113 games71

1970s

Lou Nanne1969 – 1978 · 592 games210
Barry Gibbs1969 – 1975 · 375 games156
Tom Reid1969 – 1978 · 597 games119
Dennis O'Brien1970 – 1978 · 470 games102
Fred Barrett1970 – 1979 · 468 games92

1968–69

Mike McMahon Jr.1967 – 1969 · 117 games58
Bob McCord1967 – 1969 · 139 games33
Bob Woytowich1967-68 · 66 games21
Lou Nanne1967 – 1969 · 43 games15
Moose Vasko1967 – 1969 · 142 games15

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Method

Every defenseman who played with the Stars, ranked by points over his games there. Regular-season games only.
A decade counts his points with the Stars in its seasons.