Dave Babych
#44 · Defence · Los Angeles Kings
Born May 23, 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta, CAN · 6'1", 225 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 2nd overall in 1980 by WIN (round 1)
Compare with a similar player
The defencemen closest to him in points in 1996-97. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.
Teppo Numminen
PHX ·
27 P in 82 GP
Bryan McCabe
NYI ·
28 P in 82 GP
Gary Suter
CHI ·
28 P in 82 GP
Igor Kravchuk
STL ·
28 P in 82 GP
Don Sweeney
BOS ·
26 P in 82 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-81 | WIN | 69 | 6 | 38 | 44 | -62 | 90 | 209 | 0 | 0.64 |
| 1981-82 | WIN | 80 | 19 | 49 | 68 | -9 | 92 | 262 | 0 | 0.85 |
| 1982-83 | WIN | 79 | 13 | 61 | 74 | -8 | 56 | 252 | 0 | 0.94 |
| 1983-84 | WIN | 66 | 18 | 39 | 57 | -29 | 62 | 233 | 0 | 0.86 |
| 1984-85 | WIN | 78 | 13 | 49 | 62 | -15 | 78 | 240 | 0 | 0.79 |
| 1985-86 | WIN | 19 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -1 | 14 | 53 | 0 | 0.84 |
| 1985-86 | HFD | 62 | 10 | 43 | 53 | 2 | 36 | 152 | 0 | 0.85 |
| 1986-87 | HFD | 66 | 8 | 33 | 41 | -17 | 44 | 157 | 0 | 0.62 |
| 1987-88 | HFD | 71 | 14 | 36 | 50 | -25 | 54 | 233 | 0 | 0.70 |
| 1988-89 | HFD | 70 | 6 | 41 | 47 | -5 | 54 | 172 | 0 | 0.67 |
| 1989-90 | HFD | 72 | 6 | 37 | 43 | -16 | 62 | 164 | 0 | 0.60 |
| 1990-91 | HFD | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | -4 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0.75 |
| 1991-92 | VAN | 75 | 5 | 24 | 29 | -2 | 63 | 148 | 0 | 0.39 |
| 1992-93 | VAN | 43 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 44 | 78 | 0 | 0.44 |
| 1993-94 | VAN | 73 | 4 | 28 | 32 | 0 | 52 | 96 | 0 | 0.44 |
| 1994-95 | VAN | 40 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -13 | 18 | 58 | 0 | 0.35 |
| 1995-96 | VAN | 53 | 3 | 21 | 24 | -5 | 38 | 69 | 0 | 0.45 |
| 1996-97 | VAN | 78 | 5 | 22 | 27 | -2 | 38 | 105 | 0 | 0.35 |
| 1997-98 | VAN | 47 | 0 | 9 | 9 | -11 | 37 | 40 | 81 | 0.19 |
| 1997-98 | PHI | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 0.00 |
| 1998-99 | PHI | 33 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 44 | 39 | 0.18 |
| 1998-99 | LAK | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 0.25 |
| 19 seasons | Career | 1196 | 142 | 581 | 723 | -216 | 970 | 2791 | 144 | 0.60 |
Playoffs
Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | WIN | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -8 | 29 | 10 | 0 | 0.75 |
| 1982-83 | WIN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1983-84 | WIN | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -6 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0.67 |
| 1984-85 | WIN | 8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -3 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 1.13 |
| 1985-86 | HFD | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 1986-87 | HFD | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 14 | 27 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 1987-88 | HFD | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0.83 |
| 1988-89 | HFD | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1.50 |
| 1989-90 | HFD | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0.43 |
| 1991-92 | VAN | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 0.62 |
| 1992-93 | VAN | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 0.58 |
| 1993-94 | VAN | 24 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 1994-95 | VAN | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -8 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 0.36 |
| 1997-98 | PHI | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 0.20 |
| 14 seasons | Playoffs | 114 | 21 | 41 | 62 | -20 | 115 | 252 | 7 | 0.54 |
1996-97 season totals
| GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Shooting % | Avg TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | 5 | 22 | 27 | -2 | 38 | 105 | 0 | 0.35 | 4.8 | 0:00 |
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 1997 | vs EDM | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Apr 9, 1997 | vs PHX | W 6-4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Apr 7, 1997 | @ SJS | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Apr 5, 1997 | @ EDM | T 2-2 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Apr 4, 1997 | vs CGY | T 3-3 (OT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 30, 1997 | vs DAL | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 29, 1997 | @ CGY | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 26, 1997 | vs ANA | W 5-3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 24, 1997 | vs LAK | T 2-2 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 22, 1997 | vs TBL | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 20, 1997 | vs SJS | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 18, 1997 | @ COL | L 2-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 15, 1997 | @ TBL | W 5-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 13, 1997 | @ FLA | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 11, 1997 | @ WSH | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 10, 1997 | @ CHI | T 2-2 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 8, 1997 | vs DET | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 5, 1997 | vs CHI | T 1-1 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 3, 1997 | @ COL | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Mar 1, 1997 | vs LAK | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 27, 1997 | vs PHX | W 6-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 25, 1997 | vs MTL | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 23, 1997 | @ ANA | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 22, 1997 | @ LAK | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 20, 1997 | @ SJS | W 6-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 18, 1997 | vs TOR | L 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 15, 1997 | vs ANA | W 4-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 11, 1997 | vs WSH | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 8, 1997 | @ TOR | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 6, 1997 | @ DET | W 7-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 4, 1997 | @ PIT | L 4-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 3, 1997 | @ OTT | L 4-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Feb 1, 1997 | @ CGY | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 30, 1997 | vs NYI | W 2-1 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 27, 1997 | vs SJS | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 25, 1997 | @ PHX | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 23, 1997 | @ STL | L 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 22, 1997 | @ CHI | W 4-3 (OT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 20, 1997 | vs SJS | W 6-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 14, 1997 | vs FLA | T 4-4 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 12, 1997 | vs ANA | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 10, 1997 | vs HFD | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 7, 1997 | @ LAK | L 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 6, 1997 | @ ANA | W 5-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 4, 1997 | vs TOR | W 7-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Jan 2, 1997 | vs LAK | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 31, 1996 | vs PHI | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 27, 1996 | @ PHX | L 4-7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 26, 1996 | @ SJS | L 1-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 23, 1996 | vs EDM | L 0-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 20, 1996 | vs DET | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 18, 1996 | vs NJD | L 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 15, 1996 | @ STL | W 8-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 13, 1996 | @ DAL | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 3, 1996 | @ DET | T 2-2 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Dec 1, 1996 | @ PHI | L 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 29, 1996 | @ BOS | L 3-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 27, 1996 | @ HFD | W 6-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 23, 1996 | vs NYR | W 5-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 21, 1996 | vs CHI | W 2-1 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 19, 1996 | vs DAL | W 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 16, 1996 | @ MTL | L 1-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 14, 1996 | @ NJD | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 13, 1996 | @ NYI | L 4-5 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 11, 1996 | @ NYR | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 8, 1996 | vs STL | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 2, 1996 | vs CGY | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nov 1, 1996 | @ EDM | W 5-4 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 30, 1996 | @ ANA | W 6-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 26, 1996 | vs PIT | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 23, 1996 | vs COL | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 19, 1996 | @ COL | L 2-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 17, 1996 | @ DAL | W 6-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 14, 1996 | vs BOS | L 4-5 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 12, 1996 | vs STL | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 9, 1996 | vs BUF | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 6, 1996 | @ EDM | L 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Oct 5, 1996 | vs CGY | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |