Wayne Gretzky won the Art Ross Trophy 10 times during his 20-year NHL career. Gordie Howe and Mario Lemieux each won it six times. The non-Canadian player with most awards is Czech Jaromir Jagr. Gretzky is the only player to win the trophy for more than one team and Joe Thornton is the only player to win it while playing for two different teams in one season.
Players from the Pittsburgh Penguins have won the trophy 12 times; players from the Montreal Canadiens have won it nine times and the Chicago Blackhawks have seen players win the award eight times. For two decades, from 1980 to 2001, only three players won the Art Ross Trophy—Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, and Jaromir Jagr. The streak ended when Jarome Iginla won the trophy in 2002. In 2007, 19-year-old Sidney Crosby became the youngest player to win the Art Ross Trophy and the youngest scoring champion in any major North American professional sport. Only one defenseman has won the NHL scoring title: Bobby Orr did it in 1969–70 and 1974–75. Alexander Ovechkin became the first Russian player to win the Art Ross Trophy, winning it in 2008.
The NHL rules stipulate three tiebreakers in case two or more players are tied in points:
Key
| Season | Winner | Team | Pts | Win # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917–18 | Montreal Canadiens | 48 | 1 | |
| 1918–19 | Montreal Canadiens | 32 | 1 | |
| 1919–20 | Quebec Bulldogs | 49 | 2 | |
| 1920–21 | Montreal Canadiens | 43 | 2 | |
| 1921–22 | Ottawa Senators | 46 | 1 | |
| 1922–23 | Toronto St. Pats | 37 | 1 | |
| 1923–24 | Ottawa Senators | 44 | 1 | |
| 1924–25 | Toronto St. Pats | 44 | 2 | |
| 1925–26 | Montreal Maroons | 42 | 1 | |
| 1926–27 | New York Rangers | 37 | 1 | |
| 1927–28 | Montreal Canadiens | 51 | 1 | |
| 1928–29 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 32 | 1 | |
| 1929–30 | Boston Bruins | 73 | 1 | |
| 1930–31 | Montreal Canadiens | 51 | 2 | |
| 1931–32 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 53 | 1 | |
| 1932–33 | New York Rangers | 50 | 2 | |
| 1933–34 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 52 | 1 | |
| 1934–35 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 57 | 2 | |
| 1935–36 | New York Americans | 45 | 1 | |
| 1936–37 | New York Americans | 46 | 2 | |
| 1937–38 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 52 | 1 | |
| 1938–39 | Montreal Canadiens | 47 | 1 | |
| 1939–40 | Boston Bruins | 52 | 1 | |
| 1940–41 | Boston Bruins | 62 | 1 | |
| 1941–42 | New York Rangers | 56 | 1 | |
| 1942–43 | Chicago Blackhawks | 73 | 1 | |
| 1943–44 | Boston Bruins | 82 | 1 | |
| 1944–45 | Montreal Canadiens | 80 | 1 | |
| 1945–46 | Chicago Blackhawks | 72 | 1 | |
| 1946–47 | Chicago Blackhawks | 61 | 2 |