John Anderson
#20 · Right wing · Hartford Whalers
Born Mar 28, 1957 in Toronto, Ontario, CAN · 5'11", 200 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 11th overall in 1977 by TOR (round 1)
Compare with a similar player
The forwards closest to him in points in 1979-80. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.
Eric Vail
AFM ·
53 P in 77 GP
Yvon Lambert
MTL ·
53 P in 77 GP
Dave Williams
VAN ·
53 P in 78 GP
Clark Gillies
NYI ·
54 P in 73 GP
Anders Kallur
NYI ·
52 P in 76 GP
Career
Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below.
Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | TOR | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0.18 |
| 1978-79 | TOR | 71 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 2 | 10 | 123 | 0 | 0.37 |
| 1979-80 | TOR | 74 | 25 | 28 | 53 | 5 | 22 | 207 | 0 | 0.72 |
| 1980-81 | TOR | 75 | 17 | 26 | 43 | -12 | 31 | 141 | 0 | 0.57 |
| 1981-82 | TOR | 69 | 31 | 26 | 57 | 7 | 30 | 191 | 0 | 0.83 |
| 1982-83 | TOR | 80 | 31 | 49 | 80 | -7 | 24 | 199 | 0 | 1.00 |
| 1983-84 | TOR | 73 | 37 | 31 | 68 | -11 | 20 | 192 | 0 | 0.93 |
| 1984-85 | TOR | 75 | 32 | 31 | 63 | -24 | 27 | 192 | 0 | 0.84 |
| 1985-86 | QUE | 65 | 21 | 28 | 49 | 0 | 26 | 190 | 0 | 0.75 |
| 1985-86 | HFD | 14 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 18 | 2 | 49 | 0 | 1.79 |
| 1986-87 | HFD | 76 | 31 | 44 | 75 | 13 | 19 | 223 | 0 | 0.99 |
| 1987-88 | HFD | 63 | 17 | 32 | 49 | -5 | 20 | 149 | 0 | 0.78 |
| 1988-89 | HFD | 62 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 15 | 28 | 132 | 0 | 0.65 |
| 12 seasons | Career | 814 | 282 | 349 | 631 | 3 | 261 | 2002 | 0 | 0.78 |
Playoffs
Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | TOR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1978-79 | TOR | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 1979-80 | TOR | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0.67 |
| 1980-81 | TOR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1982-83 | TOR | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1.50 |
| 1985-86 | HFD | 10 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1.30 |
| 1986-87 | HFD | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 1988-89 | HFD | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 8 seasons | Playoffs | 37 | 9 | 18 | 27 | -2 | 2 | 93 | 0 | 0.73 |
1979-80 season totals
| GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Shooting % | Avg TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | 25 | 28 | 53 | 5 | 22 | 207 | 0 | 0.72 | 12.1 | 0:00 |
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 1980 | @ BUF | L 3-7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Apr 5, 1980 | vs MNS | W 2-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Apr 2, 1980 | vs BOS | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Apr 1, 1980 | @ HFD | W 5-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 29, 1980 | vs EDM | L 5-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 25, 1980 | @ MNS | L 2-7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 24, 1980 | vs WSH | W 6-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 22, 1980 | vs BUF | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 20, 1980 | @ PHI | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 19, 1980 | vs WIN | W 9-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 17, 1980 | vs AFM | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 15, 1980 | vs NYR | L 4-8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 12, 1980 | vs STL | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 26, 1980 | @ STL | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 23, 1980 | @ WIN | W 9-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 20, 1980 | @ CHI | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 19, 1980 | @ NYI | W 6-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 17, 1980 | @ NYR | W 6-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 16, 1980 | vs HFD | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 13, 1980 | vs PIT | L 2-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 10, 1980 | @ DET | W 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 9, 1980 | vs LAK | L 2-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 7, 1980 | @ BOS | L 6-8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 3, 1980 | @ CHI | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 2, 1980 | vs CHI | L 4-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 30, 1980 | vs DET | W 6-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 27, 1980 | @ VAN | W 5-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 26, 1980 | @ EDM | L 3-8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 24, 1980 | @ LAK | L 4-5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 22, 1980 | @ AFM | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 19, 1980 | @ MTL | L 2-7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 17, 1980 | @ NYI | L 6-9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 16, 1980 | @ PIT | L 4-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 12, 1980 | vs VAN | W 6-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 9, 1980 | vs MTL | L 3-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 7, 1980 | vs PIT | W 9-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 5, 1980 | vs QUE | L 3-7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 2, 1980 | vs NYI | L 1-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 29, 1979 | vs WIN | W 6-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 27, 1979 | @ BUF | L 3-5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 26, 1979 | vs WSH | L 2-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 23, 1979 | @ MTL | L 4-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 22, 1979 | vs DET | W 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 20, 1979 | @ BOS | L 0-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 19, 1979 | vs LAK | T 4-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 17, 1979 | @ MNS | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 15, 1979 | vs AFM | W 8-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 12, 1979 | vs CLR | W 5-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 8, 1979 | vs NYI | L 1-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 5, 1979 | vs MTL | W 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 1, 1979 | vs PHI | T 4-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 28, 1979 | @ WSH | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 27, 1979 | @ AFM | W 5-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 25, 1979 | @ NYR | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 24, 1979 | vs CHI | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 21, 1979 | vs EDM | T 4-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 18, 1979 | @ QUE | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 17, 1979 | vs BOS | L 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 14, 1979 | vs STL | W 7-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 11, 1979 | @ EDM | W 6-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 10, 1979 | @ WIN | W 8-4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 7, 1979 | @ STL | W 7-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 3, 1979 | vs BUF | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 2, 1979 | @ HFD | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 31, 1979 | vs HFD | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 27, 1979 | @ LAK | L 5-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 26, 1979 | @ CLR | T 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 24, 1979 | @ VAN | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 20, 1979 | vs VAN | W 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 19, 1979 | @ WSH | W 5-3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 17, 1979 | vs MNS | W 6-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 14, 1979 | @ PHI | L 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 13, 1979 | vs CLR | W 2-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 10, 1979 | vs NYR | L 3-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |