Is Anze Kopitar Better Than Jamie Benn? NHL Stats Decide

The career statistics tell a clear story in this C comparison. Anze Kopitar holds the advantage in 5 of 6 key categories, with Penalty Minutes representing the most decisive gap — a 160.9% difference that separates these two NHL players. This is not a close debate on the numbers.

Jamie Benn's Penalty Minutes of 934 compared to Anze Kopitar's 358 represents a 160.9% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Jamie Benn's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Goals, where Anze Kopitar posts 452 against Jamie Benn's 415 — a gap of just 8.9%. Jamie Benn can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 5-1 tally suggests. In any debate, Goals is the statistical ammunition for the Jamie Benn 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.

Anze Kopitar wins this head to head comparison decisively — 5 categories to 1. The 160.9% gap in Penalty Minutes alone makes a compelling case, but the consistency across multiple categories confirms Anze Kopitar's statistical superiority in this NHL career comparison.