Is Adrian Kempe Better Than Nathan Bastian? NHL Stats Decide

The career statistics tell a clear story in this RW comparison. Adrian Kempe holds the advantage in 6 of 6 key categories, with Assists representing the most decisive gap — a 597.2% difference that separates these two NHL players. This is not a close debate on the numbers.

Adrian Kempe's Assists of 251 compared to Nathan Bastian's 36 represents a 597.2% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. Nathan Bastian falls 89.7% below the career average of 350 in this category while Adrian Kempe exceeds it. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Adrian Kempe's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Penalty Minutes, where Adrian Kempe posts 437 against Nathan Bastian's 211 — a gap of just 107.1%. Nathan Bastian can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 6-0 tally suggests. In any debate, Penalty Minutes is the statistical ammunition for the Nathan Bastian side.

Hockey's greatest players accumulate points through both goal scoring and playmaking. The balance between goals and assists often reveals a player's style — pure scorer versus pass-first playmaker.

Adrian Kempe wins this head to head comparison decisively — 6 categories to 0. The 597.2% gap in Assists alone makes a compelling case, but the consistency across multiple categories confirms Adrian Kempe's statistical superiority in this NHL career comparison.