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The Greatest Toronto Maple Leafs of All Time

All-time greats by position · era-adjusted

Updated 2026-07-09

The greatest Toronto Maple Leafs of all time — the forwards, defensemen and goaltenders who defined the franchise. Each is ranked by their finest era-adjusted season, weighted by how long they anchored the roster, so a dominant year from any era is measured fairly.

Top forwards

  1. Auston Matthews Center
    2 seasons sampled · peak 2023 · 70G 38A 108P · +31 · 81 GP
    77Peak
  2. Darryl Sittler Center
    2 seasons sampled · peak 1977 · 46G 74A 120P · +35 · 80 GP
    74Peak
  3. Doug Gilmour Center
    1 season sampled · peak 1992 · 32G 94A 125P · +32 · 83 GP
    69Peak
  4. Mitch Marner Right Wing
    2 seasons sampled · peak 2024 · 27G 76A 103P · +18 · 81 GP
    65Peak
  5. Steve Thomas Right Wing
    3 seasons sampled · peak 1998 · 29G 47A 77P · +27 · 78 GP
    60Peak
  6. Frank Mahovlich Left Wing
    1 season sampled · peak 1960 · 56G 42A 98P · +27 · 70 GP
    67Peak
  7. John Tavares Center
    2 seasons sampled · peak 2018 · 47G 41A 88P · +19 · 82 GP
    61Peak
  8. Wendel Clark Left Wing
    2 seasons sampled · peak 1993 · 59G 38A 97P · +13 · 64 GP
    58Peak
  9. Mats Sundin Center
    2 seasons sampled · peak 1996 · 41G 53A 94P · +6 · 82 GP
    58Peak
  10. Dave Andreychuk Left Wing
    1 season sampled · peak 1993 · 52G 45A 98P · +22 · 83 GP
    61Peak
  11. Norm Ullman Center
    2 seasons sampled · peak 1970 · 38G 57A 95P · +16 · 73 GP
    57Peak
  12. George Armstrong Right Wing
    2 seasons sampled · peak 1961 · 25G 37A 62P · +56 · 70 GP
    57Peak

On defense

  1. Borje Salming Defenseman
    2 seasons sampled · peak 1976 · 13G 71A 84P · +49 · 76 GP
    59Peak
  2. Ian Turnbull Defenseman
    2 seasons sampled · peak 1976 · 23G 58A 81P · +47 · 80 GP
    58Peak
  3. Red Kelly Defenseman
    1 season sampled · peak 1960 · 26G 64A 90P · +24 · 64 GP
    58Peak
  4. Morgan Rielly Defenseman
    2 seasons sampled · peak 2018 · 20G 52A 72P · +24 · 82 GP
    50Peak
  5. Alexander Karpovtsev Defenseman
    1 season sampled · peak 1998 · 3G 37A 40P · +56 · 56 GP
    46Peak
  6. Tomas Kaberle Defenseman
    3 seasons sampled · peak 2005 · 9G 58A 67P · -1 · 82 GP
    35Peak
  7. Bryan McCabe Defenseman
    1 season sampled · peak 2005 · 21G 55A 76P · -1 · 73 GP
    41Peak
  8. Jake Muzzin Defenseman
    2 seasons sampled · peak 2020 · 6G 36A 42P · +32 · 53 GP
    36Peak

In goal

  1. Jacques Plante Goaltender
    1 season sampled · peak 1970 · 24W · 1.89 GAA · .944 SV% · 4 SO
    87Peak
  2. Mike Palmateer Goaltender
    2 seasons sampled · peak 1977 · 34W · 2.75 GAA · .911 SV% · 5 SO
    70Peak
  3. Anthony Stolarz Goaltender
    1 season sampled · peak 2024 · 21W · 2.14 GAA · .926 SV% · 4 SO
    73Peak
  4. Curtis Joseph Goaltender
    2 seasons sampled · peak 2000 · 33W · 2.39 GAA · .915 SV% · 6 SO
    61Peak
How this ranks: a player’s best season with the Toronto Maple Leafs is scored on era-adjusted offense, defense and goaltending, then nudged up for how many standout seasons they gave the club — rewarding peak brilliance and franchise tenure together.

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Frequently asked questions

Who is the greatest Toronto Maple Leafs player of all time?
By All-Time Hockey's era-adjusted peak-season ranking, Auston Matthews leads the Toronto Maple Leafs all-time greats; the top three overall are Jacques Plante, Mike Palmateer, Anthony Stolarz. Each player is scored on his finest season relative to the league around him.
Who is the best Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender of all time?
Jacques Plante ranks as the top Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender by peak era-adjusted season, weighted by win volume so durable starters outrank one-year standouts.
How are the all-time Toronto Maple Leafs rankings calculated?
Each player's best season with the Toronto Maple Leafs is scored on era-adjusted offense, defense and goaltending, then weighted by how many standout seasons he gave the club. Data spans the 1960s to today.

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