| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | Lge | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1958-59 | Hamilton Tiger Cubs | OHA | 54 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 | |||||
| 1959-60 | Hamilton Tiger Cubs | OHA | 23 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | |||||
| 1959-60 | Louisville Rebels | IHL | 35 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 102 | |||||
| 1960-61 | Omaha Knights | IHL | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 135 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1960-61 | Sudbury Wolves | EPHL | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 22 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1960-61 | Edmonton Flyers | WHL | 28 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 70 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1961-62 | Sudbury Wolves | EPHL | 28 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 80 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1961-62 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 37 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 76 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1962-63 | Syracuse/St. Louis Braves | EPHL | 71 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 152 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1962-63 | Hershey Bears | AHL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1963-64 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 61 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 97 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| 1964-65 | Omaha Knights | CPHL | 57 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 146 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 1965-66 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 66 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 117 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 1966-67 | Baltimore Clippers | AHL | 67 | 1 | 25 | 26 | 116 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 24 |
| 1967-68 | Baltimore Clippers | AHL | 70 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 123 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1968-69 | Amarillo Wranglers | CHL | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 27 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1968-69 | Baltimore Clippers | AHL | 52 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 87 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1969-70 | Providence Reds | AHL | 72 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 124 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1970-71 | Providence Reds | AHL | 72 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 169 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 |
| 1971-72 | Providence Reds | AHL | 59 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 92 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1972-73 | Providence Reds | AHL | 38 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 1972-73 | Philadelphia Blazers | WHA | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 24 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1973-74 | Cape Cod Cubs | NAHL | 19 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1973-74 | Albuquerque Six-Guns | CHL | 25 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 52 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1973-74 | Providence Reds | AHL | 20 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WHA Totals | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 24 | |||||||
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| Season | Team | Lge | Type | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pct | Result |
| 1975-76 | Erie Blades | NAHL | Head | 74 | 37 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0.507 | Lost in round 1 |
| 1976-77 | Erie Blades | NAHL | Head | 74 | 37 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0.527 | Lost in round 2 |
| 1978-79 | Erie Blades | NEHL | Head | 69 | 47 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0.703 | |
| 1979-80 | Erie Blades | EHL | Head | 70 | 46 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0.679 | |
| 1980-81 | Erie Blades | EHL | Head | 72 | 52 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0.764 | |
| 1981-82 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | Assistant | |||||||
| 1982-83 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | Head | 80 | 21 | 44 | 15 | 0 | 0.356 | Out of Playoffs |
| 1983-84 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | Head | 80 | 31 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 0.431 | Lost in round 1 |
| 1984-85 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | Head | 80 | 27 | 41 | 12 | 0 | 0.413 | Lost in round 1 |